Third graders discover how life has changed over time — matching things from the past (like candles and horse-drawn buggies) with the modern inventions that replaced them — and see how communities keep changing.
Students will be able to…
Long ago, people lit their homes with candles and traveled by horse. Today we flip a switch and drive cars! How has everyday life changed over time — and why?
Project this and match each old-fashioned thing to the modern invention that replaced it — tap the old one, then tap the new one.
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People once used candles and horses — today, switches and cars. How did life change?
Students investigate.
Students explain.
Students share.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards (Grade 3 / Communities).
Create and use a timeline of change over time.
Compare life in the past and present.
Generate questions about the past.
Gather evidence about how life has changed.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students ask a parent or grandparent about something that was different when they were young, and share how it has changed. A printable then-and-now sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.