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Inventors and Scientists is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how American inventors and scientists changed daily life, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.13.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Inventors and Scientists

D2.Eco.13.3-5

NameDate

Draw a line from each person to what they did.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Sally Ride
  • The Wright brothers
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • Clarence Birdseye
  • A.Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh
  • B.Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903
  • C.A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.
  • D.The first American woman in space, in 1983
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Eli Whitney
  • Willis Carrier
  • George Washington Carver
  • Cyrus McCormick
  • A.Built a mechanical reaper that harvested grain quickly
  • B.Invented modern air conditioning
  • C.Taught Southern farmers to plant peanuts and sweet potatoes to restore worn-out soil
  • D.Invented the cotton gin, which made cotton profitable and spread slavery

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Answer key — Inventors and Scientists

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sally Ride — D (The first American woman in space, in 1983) 2. The Wright brothers — B (Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903) 3. Benjamin Banneker — C (A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.) 4. Clarence Birdseye — A (Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh)
  2. 2.1. Eli Whitney — D (Invented the cotton gin, which made cotton profitable and spread slavery) 2. Willis Carrier — B (Invented modern air conditioning) 3. George Washington Carver — C (Taught Southern farmers to plant peanuts and sweet potatoes to restore worn-out soil) 4. Cyrus McCormick — A (Built a mechanical reaper that harvested grain quickly)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.13.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.