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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.
  • Samuel Morse
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Clarence Birdseye
  • Sally Ride
  • A.The first American woman in space, in 1983
  • B.Developed the telegraph and a code of dots and dashes
  • C.The first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969
  • D.Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • John James Audubon
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • Jonas Salk
  • Thomas Edison
  • A.Painted and described the birds of America
  • B.Developed a long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph
  • C.Developed a vaccine against polio
  • D.A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.

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Answer key — Inventors and Scientists

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Samuel Morse — B (Developed the telegraph and a code of dots and dashes) 2. Neil Armstrong — C (The first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969) 3. Clarence Birdseye — D (Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh) 4. Sally Ride — A (The first American woman in space, in 1983)
  2. 2.1. John James Audubon — A (Painted and described the birds of America) 2. Benjamin Banneker — D (A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.) 3. Jonas Salk — C (Developed a vaccine against polio) 4. Thomas Edison — B (Developed a long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph)

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