Grouping Objects

Learning intention: I will sort and group things that are similar, based upon size shape and colour

Success criteria:

Work with my class to group one-another by similarities.
Work on my own to group items on my desk
Work with my friends to group objects found outside

Lesson content

Classification of living things

Inquiry question: How can we group living things?

Students:

collect data and identify patterns to group living things according to their external features, and distinguish them from non-living things
identify that science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

Lesson description

Students collect data and identify patterns to group objects through whole class and individual tasks. Beginning in the classroom, students' group object by their external features through an online game, before sorting themselves into groups based upon their own characteristics. Students then sort the contents of their pencil-cases individually, before conducting a grouping exercise outside in the playground.

Estimated time

60 minutes

Supporting materials required

Interactive whiteboard
Student's pencil cases
Craft materials (listed below)
Colouring pencils

Activity #1 (whole class)

Grouping FuzzBugs

Use the following link to sort the FuzzBugs into their correct groups using the interactive whiteboard

Activity #2 (whole class)

Grouping Students

1. Have the class stand together in the centre of the classroom.

2. Students group themselves based upon the following traits.

3. Students gather together in separate huddles across room based upon their features.

Easy

long hair / short hair
jumper / no jumper
left handed / right handed

Harder

hair colour
favorite sport
type of pet

Activity # 3 (individual)

Pencil-case Sorting

Students are to group the contents of their pencil-case, based on the external features of each item.

Students collect pencil case and place the contents onto desk.
Students group the items at least 3 different ways, eg; by type, colour and size.
Each time student's group objects, they must explain how and why they grouped them to a buddy.

Unsorted pencil-case items

Here, the items are grouped by type. All the pencils, texters, and pens etc are together.

Here, items are sorted by size, from largest to smallest.

Activity #4 (individual)

Find and group

Students will search for objects in the playground and group by colour.

Students will need colouring pencils, texts and colourful/shiny craft supplies
Students shade at least 8 different colours in their workbooks.
As a class, move outside, and have students search for objects or 'tiny treasures' that match their chosen colours.
Students group their objects by colour on their workbook page

Pencils and craft supplies

8 shaded areas

Found objects grouped by colour

Formative assessment strategy

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