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Communities Then and Now
Grade 3 social studies worksheet: Students compare how communities change over time in areas such as transportation, buildings, jobs, and daily life. — 10 problems. No answer key — none needed for this sheet. Communities Then and Now.
10 problems · Difficulty: medium
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- Grade
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Pages
- 3 · worksheet
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- None — no key needed
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- Class time
- about 15 min
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- 1. In the past, most people traveled by horse and wagon. Today, most people travel by car. What changed?
- 2. Long ago, children wrote on small chalkboards at school. Now children write in notebooks and on computers. What stayed the same?
- 3. One hundred years ago, a town had a blacksmith shop where people brought horses to be fitted with metal shoes. Today, that same building is an auto repair shop where people bring cars to be fixed. What is one thing that changed about this building?
- 4. In 1920, a neighborhood had dirt roads and wooden sidewalks. In 2020, the same neighborhood has paved roads and concrete sidewalks. The houses are still in the same places. What is one thing that stayed the same?
- 5. Long ago, a farmer sold vegetables from a cart on the street. Today, a grocery store in the same spot sells vegetables on shelves inside a building. How did the way people buy vegetables change?
- 6. In the past, a town library had only books made of paper. Now the same library has paper books, electronic books, and computers for research. What is one way the library changed and one way it stayed the same?
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Grade 3 social studies worksheet. 3 pages, 10 problems. No answer key — none needed for this sheet. Free printable PDF.
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Grade 3 Social Studies — Students compare how communities change over time in areas such as transportation, buildings, jobs, and daily life..
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10 problems.
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