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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.
  • The Wright brothers
  • Willis Carrier
  • Eli Whitney
  • Cyrus McCormick
  • A.Invented the cotton gin, which made cotton profitable and spread slavery
  • B.Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903
  • C.Built a mechanical reaper that harvested grain quickly
  • D.Invented modern air conditioning
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Thomas Edison
  • Samuel Morse
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Clarence Birdseye
  • A.The first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969
  • B.Developed a long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph
  • C.Developed the telegraph and a code of dots and dashes
  • D.Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh

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Answer key — Inventors and Scientists

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The Wright brothers — B (Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903) 2. Willis Carrier — D (Invented modern air conditioning) 3. Eli Whitney — A (Invented the cotton gin, which made cotton profitable and spread slavery) 4. Cyrus McCormick — C (Built a mechanical reaper that harvested grain quickly)
  2. 2.1. Thomas Edison — B (Developed a long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph) 2. Samuel Morse — C (Developed the telegraph and a code of dots and dashes) 3. Neil Armstrong — A (The first person to walk on the Moon, in 1969) 4. Clarence Birdseye — D (Developed quick-freezing to keep food fresh)

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