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Then and Now Word Search

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This 16-word word search contrasts old and new technology and transportation methods for Grades 2–3. Hidden words span communication (oldphone, email, letter), heating (candle, stove, fire), and travel (cart, train, aeroplane, electriccar), inviting comparison between past and present. Ideal for a social studies unit on change over time, as a vocabulary warm-up, or a sub-plan activity.

Subject:: Social Studies
Topic:: History
Grade Level:: 2nd – 3rd Grades
Updated March 2026

Word List

OLDPHONE
LAPTOP
CANDLE
RIDEAHORSE
SMARTPHONE
EMAIL
LETTER
FIRE
STOVE
BROOM
VACUUMCLEANER
AEROPLANE
ELECTRICCAR
CART
STEAMENGINE
TRAIN

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