University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Sorting Networks
A student team activity that demonstrates an approach to parallel sorting, or how much computation can be done at the same time. It can be done on paper, but the lesson becomes more meaningful if the learners do it on a large scale,...
University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury: Cs Unplugged: Sorting Algorithms
Many clever algorithms have been devised for sorting values into order efficiently. In this activity students compare different algorithms to sort weights to simulate how computers devise sorted lists.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Sorting
Students learn about data sorting, and by what criteria can one sort things by different algorithms such as selection, insertion and bubble sort.
Read Works
Read Works: Classify and Categorize Kindergarten Unit: Adding to Sorted Groups
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson using the book My Big Animal Book by Roger Priddy in which students learn to sort items into predetermined categories. Ideas for teaching, guided practice, and independent practice are...
Read Works
Read Works:classify/categorize Kindergarten Unit: Sorting to Predetermined Groups
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson using the book My Big World Book by Roger Priddy in which students learn to sort items into predetermined categories. Ideas for teaching, guided practice, and independent practice are included....
Google
Google for Education: Sorting Data
In this example students use data collected from their class and learn to sort it before calculating the mean, median, and mode. Additionally, students learn how to use spreadsheet functions to sort based on different criteria, leading...
Google
Google for Education: Sorting the World's Cities (Python)
The second of two similar lessons where young scholars learn how a Python program can organize and sort data. When taught in conjunction with Sorting the World's Cities with Excel, students make the connection between writing a program...
Google
Google for Education: Sorting the World's Cities (Excel)
Students learn to organize, sort, and display data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using latitude data for 120 major world cities.
US Department of Education
Federal Student Aid: Fafsa
If a student wants to receive any sort of financial aid, they must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This site explains how and allows you to submit it electronically.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sort by Count or Category
In this exercise, students practice sorting by count or category. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Concept Sorts
A concept sort is a strategy used to introduce students to the vocabulary of a new topic or book. Teachers provide students with a list of terms or concepts from reading material. Students place words into different categories based on...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Fall Sorting Fun
Students color seasonal images and sort them 3 different ways.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Grandma's Button Box Sorting
Students will be able to compare objects and sort objects by color.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Floating and Sinking Sorting in Science
Students sort objects according to whether they sink or float.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Sorting Molecules With a Nano Conveyor
Observe how molecules can be sorted in a hypothetical nano conveyor-belt mechanism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Planet Card Sort
An activity that allows students to make inferences and guesses on how planets form.
Read Works
Read Works: Classify/categorize Kindergarten Unit: Creating Groups and Sorting
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan using the book My Big Truck Book by Roger Priddy in which students learn to sort items into categories they create for themselves. Ideas for teaching, guided practice, and independent...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Data: Sort Objects
Students explore the concept of sorting objects by working through an online tutorial and then attempting a ten question quiz that increases in difficulty as questions are answered correctly.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: A Study of the Process of Sediment Deposition and Particle Sorting
Learners will investigate the way particles are sorted during deposition using gravel. sand, clay, potting soil, a 2L bottle, and water then form hypotheses as to why sorting occurs in this way.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Memories Sorted on a Timeline
This is a book review for Marley and Me by John Grogan in which he details events, both good and bad, in his life with his dog Marley. The activity focuses on having students remember and write down experiences in their lives (both good...
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Shape Classification
Investigate the properties of triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons using this interactive Learn Alberta math resource. Students are able to practice classifying shapes based on their different properties. Be sure to follow the...
Other
First School Years: Literacy: Phonics: Vowels: Sort the Long and Short 'E' Words
This site contains a sorting activity through which students can practice identifying pictures with either a long or short 'e' vowel sound.
English Club
English Club: Countable/uncountable Sorting Game 1
In this game, students sort the words into countable and uncountable noun categories and place them in the columns in alphabetical order from top to bottom.
English Club
English Club: Countable/uncountable Sorting Game 2
In this game, students sort the words into countable and uncountable noun categories and place them in the columns in alphabetical order from top to bottom.