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Group sort
Rocks and volcanoes: Group sort — Standard
Classify examples under headings. Minerals, rock clues, magma, lava, weathering, erosion, and safe Earth-science investigation.
Ages 6–810–20 minStandardEN · English
Group sortRocks and volcanoes: Group sort — Standard
Cut out the cards and sort each item under the correct heading.
What this resource includes
Learning fit
- Ages
- Ages 3–5, Ages 6–8, Ages 9–12
- Best starting age
- Ages 6–8
- Skills
- Classification, Vocabulary
- Learning setting
- Small group
Print-ready setup
- Paper
- A4
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Page layout
- 1 × 1
- Copies
- 1
Low inkAnswer keyCut apart
A peek inside
- Metamorphic clues — flattened grains
- Metamorphic clues — mineral bands
- Sedimentary clues — rounded grains
- Sedimentary clues — ripple marks
- Igneous clues — glassy texture
- Metamorphic clues — folded layers
Worksheet languageEN · EnglishThe creator opens in the worksheet language shown here.
Teach it well
Learning objective
Classify examples under headings. Classify rocks by observable properties and describe how volcanic activity can change landscapes.
Materials & preparation
- One printed learner copy; keep the answer view separate when provided
- Pre-cut pieces, or child-safe scissors with adult supervision
- A clear surface for arranging the pieces
- Model and teach
- Place two examples side by side and model the feature that makes them match or differ. Then use this learner direction: Cut out the cards and sort each item under the correct heading. Compare safe samples or page images by texture, colour, shape, or layers.
- Support
- Complete the first item together, highlight the key word or visual clue, then fade the prompt.
- Stretch
- Ask for an explanation using the topic words, then add one new example. Require a claim to be supported by a word, detail, example, or result from the page.
- Check for understanding
- Give one new item and ask the learner to place it and state the sorting rule.