Skip to content
LessonPrint

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.

Set 5 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.

Next set

One paper per student

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425

Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

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.
  • George Washington Carver
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • Sally Ride
  • The Wright brothers
  • A.The first American woman in space, in 1983
  • B.Taught Southern farmers to plant peanuts and sweet potatoes to restore worn-out soil
  • C.A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.
  • D.Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Willis Carrier
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Jonas Salk
  • Thomas Edison
  • A.Patented the telephone in 1876
  • B.Invented modern air conditioning
  • C.Developed a long-lasting light bulb and the phonograph
  • D.Developed a vaccine against polio

LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Inventors and Scientists

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. George Washington Carver — B (Taught Southern farmers to plant peanuts and sweet potatoes to restore worn-out soil) 2. Benjamin Banneker — C (A self-taught Black astronomer who published almanacs and helped survey Washington, D.C.) 3. Sally Ride — A (The first American woman in space, in 1983) 4. The Wright brothers — D (Made the first powered airplane flight in 1903)
  2. 2.1. Willis Carrier — B (Invented modern air conditioning) 2. Alexander Graham Bell — A (Patented the telephone in 1876) 3. Jonas Salk — D (Developed a vaccine against polio) 4. Thomas Edison — C (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.