Teach your little learners about the basic properties of materials with an engaging sorting activity.
Let’s Look at the Properties of Matter & Materials!
Are you preparing your lesson plans to teach your students about the properties of matter and different materials? Do you need help finding grade-appropriate materials that are engaging and easy to implement? If so, you’re in the right place! We’ve put together the perfect sorting activity to help your little learners test their skills by observing and describing the properties of different materials.
Perfect for Teaching Characteristics of Matter in Science!
This printable resource is designed to give your students the practise they need to accurately describe and differentiate between observable physical properties of matter featured in different materials. Using this sorting game, students will identify and sort real-world examples of materials into the following categories:
- Strong
- Flexible
- Soft
- Rough
- Absorbent
This resource includes 24 sorting cards featuring different materials and five sorting category cards. To use it, students will lay out the heading cards and sort the materials into the corresponding piles.
We have also included an answer key to make this activity self-checking.
Download and Print!
This resource is available as an easy-to-use Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, place them in your learning centre, and you’re ready to begin!
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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