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Bell, Edison or Both? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing the lives of two inventors, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.K-2. It prints 3 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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Bell, Edison or Both?

D2.His.3.K-2

NameDate

Sort each fact: Bell, Edison or both?

1.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879, Was born in 1847, Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf, Sold newspapers on trains as a boy, Moved to Canada, then to Boston

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth
2.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson, Built an early power station in New York City, Made the phonograph to record sound, Got a patent for the telephone in 1876, Lived and worked in the United States

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth
3.Sort each one: Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison or Both?

Sort: Was born in Ohio, Taught deaf students in Boston, Changed how people live every day, Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Was born in Scotland

Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonBoth

LessonPrint · D2.His.3.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Bell, Edison or Both?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Had a wife, Mabel, who was deaf — Alexander Graham Bell 2. Made a long-lasting light bulb in 1879 — Thomas Edison 3. Moved to Canada, then to Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Sold newspapers on trains as a boy — Thomas Edison 5. Was born in 1847 — Both
  2. 2.1. Built an early power station in New York City — Thomas Edison 2. Got a patent for the telephone in 1876 — Alexander Graham Bell 3. Lived and worked in the United States — Both 4. Made the first telephone call to Thomas Watson — Alexander Graham Bell 5. Made the phonograph to record sound — Thomas Edison
  3. 3.1. Changed how people live every day — Both 2. Had a lab in Menlo Park, New Jersey — Thomas Edison 3. Taught deaf students in Boston — Alexander Graham Bell 4. Was born in Ohio — Thomas Edison 5. Was born in Scotland — Alexander Graham Bell

Questions about Bell, Edison or Both?

What does the Bell, Edison or Both? worksheet cover?

It practices comparing the lives of two inventors — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.3.K-2: Ask questions about the people behind a big change. The instruction to students is “Sort each fact: Bell, Edison or both?”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Bell, Edison or Both? practice?

D2.His.3.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Generate questions about individuals and groups who have shaped a significant historical change.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Bell, Edison or Both? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.3.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Bell, Edison or Both? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Bell, Edison or Both? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Bell, Edison or Both? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Bell, Edison or Both?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.