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National Geographic

National Geographic: Sorting the Gulf Ecosystem

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this activity, students sort images of organisms into categories such as birds, reptiles, plants, invertebrates, etc. Next they examine the provided poster of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and categorize organisms they identify. A...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: So Many Squares! Red & Blue Sort It Out

For Teachers K Standards
SWBAT sort squares by color into 2 sets or groups.
Activity
University of Auckland School of Computer Science

Morris: Radix Sorting

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the Radix sort algorithm, including a code solution written in the C programming language and an interactive animation / visualization of the sort at work.
Interactive
Education.com

Education.com: Sorting Objects by Material

For Students K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This game challenges kids to sort objects by material. Taking their cues from the Three Little Pigs, preschoolers will sort items made of straw into one backpack, sticks into another, and bricks into a...
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Word Analysis: Category Sort

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A lesson plan in which learners work with a partner to sort words according to category and then label each category. Materials are included.
Website
University of Auckland School of Computer Science

Morris: Heap Sort

For Students 9th - 10th
A description and demonstration of the heap sort algorithm.
Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Persuade, Inform, Entertain Sort

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to the author's purpose: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Histogram Sorting Using Cooperative Learning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students work with 24 histograms representing distributions with differing shapes and characteristics. By sorting the histograms into piles that seem to go together, and by describing those piles, students develop awareness of the...
Article
NASA

Nasa: Spirits of Another Sort

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a sprite? Read this article to learn more and even discover how to find one. (June 10, 1999)
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Critical thinking, comprehension and analysis skills are the focus of this physical activity. Good beginning to teaching different ways of looking at things.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The First Day of Kindergarten Scary and Strange? More or Less!

For Teachers K
Students will be able to sort pictures that are alike.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Tasty Apple Sorting

For Teachers K Standards
In the past, we made apple tasting graphs. Since graphing isn't big in terms of Kindergarten Common Core, this is a great way to update an old tradition with a CCSS-aligned activity!
Lesson Plan
Library of Virginia

Virginia Memory: The Battle of Yorktown Sort It Sets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students examine why the Battle of Yorktown was a turning point in the Revolutionary War using primary sources.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Shape Hunt Activity Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - K Standards
Calling all Shape Detectives! In this weeklong adventure, the children will explore and search for basic shapes as they go on a shape hunt. They will describe, match, sort and compose a variety of two-dimensional shapes, and create a...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Jelly Beans Add Up

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The instructional activity will explore counting, sorting, and graphing skills. The instructional activity provides students an exciting and fun way of exploring and internalizing graphing, sorting, and counting skills. Realistically,...
Unit Plan
Other

Science4 Us: Materials

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students use a dichotomous key to sort materials into natural and man-made and sort further using the adjectives rough and smooth; this activity builds both science and language skills as students classify materials and build deeper...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Mechanical Engineering Technician

For Students 9th - 10th
The mechanical engineering technician supports the mechanical engineer in designing all sorts of things we use in our everyday lives. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a mechanical engineering...
Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Epidemiologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Being an epidemiologist is like being a detective, at least a medical detective. Read about the many different ways the epidemiologist looks into medical conditions to see what causes them. Science Buddies' career profile lays out the...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Transferring Heat by Convection in a Tank

For Students 9th - 10th
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine the most effective method for quickly raising the temperature of a liquid in a tank. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Does Animation Timing Affect Your Perception

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video and computer game science fair project, students will discover how changing the timing between different frames of an animation can change a player's perception of how powerful a video game punch is. The Science Buddies...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Hidden Grasses and Beans in Processed Foods

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this cooking and food science fair project, determine which common crops are found most often in processed foods. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar

For Students 9th - 10th
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Pounding Papyrus: Ancient Egyptians Made Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
In this materials science fair project, students will make a sheet of papyrus paper, and compare its tensile strength to that of common pulp paper. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Hands on Shopping: Buy if You Can Give It a Try

For Students 6th - 8th
In this behavioral science fair project, students will determine if handling merchandise affects interest in a product or its perceived value. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...

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