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Past vs. Present
Past vs. Present Printables
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Past & Present Picture Cards 1
Name
Score
✂ Cut out the cards. Use them to sort, match and talk about science.
911
phone
car
screen
mail truck
candle
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Past & Present Picture Cards 1
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present: Sort 1
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Long Ago (Past)
Today (Present)
Word Box:
washer
car
candle
letter
email
washboard
lightbulb
horse and wagon
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Past & Present: Sort 1
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present: Sort 2
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Old Technology
New Technology
Word Box:
candle
phone
quill pen
computer
wagon
car
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Past & Present: Sort 2
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present: Sort 3
Name
Score
Sort each one into the correct box.
Then
Now
Word Box:
ice box
heater
fridge
fire for heat
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Past & Present: Sort 3
Ages 6–8
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Read: Life Long Ago
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Life Long Ago
Life in the past was different from today.
People traveled by horse and wagon.
They used candles for light.
They wrote letters to send news.
Things have changed a lot since then.
1) How did people travel long ago?
2) What gave them light?
3) How did they send news?
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Read: Life Long Ago
Ages 6–8
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Read: Changes Over Time
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Changes Over Time
Technology changes over time.
Long ago there were no cars.
Now cars take us far and fast.
Long ago there were no phones.
Now we call and text in seconds.
1) What did people not have long ago?
2) What do cars do now?
3) How do we talk now?
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Social Studies Worksheet
Read: Changes Over Time
Ages 6–8
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Read: Past, Present, Future
Name
Score
Read about it, then answer the questions.
Past, Present, Future
The past already happened.
The present is happening now.
The future has not happened yet.
We learn from the past to make the future better.
1) What is the past?
2) What is the present?
3) What is the future?
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Read: Past, Present, Future
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present: True or False 1
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) The past already happened.
True
False
2) The future has already happened.
True
False
3) Long ago people had cars.
True
False
4) A candle gives light.
True
False
5) People long ago wrote letters.
True
False
6) Today we can send a text on a phone.
True
False
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Past & Present: True or False 1
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present: True or False 2
Name
Score
Read each sentence. Circle True or False.
1) The present is happening now.
True
False
2) Technology changes over time.
True
False
3) We learn from the past.
True
False
4) Long ago people had computers.
True
False
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Social Studies Worksheet
Past & Present: True or False 2
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present Vocabulary 1
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: future candle lightbulb letters present past
1) Long ago, people used a ________ for light before electricity.
2) The time happening now is the ________.
3) A time that has not happened yet is the ________.
4) A time that already happened is the ________.
5) Today we light a room with a ________.
6) Long ago, people wrote ________ to send news.
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Social Studies Worksheet
Past & Present Vocabulary 1
Ages 6–8
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Past & Present Vocabulary 2
Name
Score
Write the best science word in each sentence. Use the word box.
Word Box: phone history
1) Studying the past is called ________.
2) Today we can send a message on a ________.
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Past & Present Vocabulary 2
Ages 6–8
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Match Past to Present
Name
Score
Match each old thing to its new version.
car
email
fridge
lightbulb
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Social Studies Worksheet
Match Past to Present
Ages 6–8
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Compare: life long ago and life today
Name
Score
How are life long ago and life today the same and different?
life long ago only
Both
life today only
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Compare: life long ago and life today
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Past & Present
Name
Score
Draw a home long ago and a home today.
1) Long ago:
2) Today:
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Draw & Tell 1
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Past & Present
Name
Score
Draw an old tool and a new tool.
1) Old:
2) New:
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Draw & Tell 2
Ages 6–8
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Draw & Tell: Past & Present
Name
Score
Draw how you would travel then and now.
1) Then:
2) Now:
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Draw & Tell 3
Ages 6–8
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