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Great White Shark Informational Article and Comprehension Activities Sort Organisms into Kingdoms – Plants, Fungi, Algae, and Lichen
Teach students about fungus, lichen, algae, and plants with a SORT about identifying Plants and Organisms aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Fourth Grade. In this station, students will sort organisms into kingdoms. The sort cards include an image for students to look at, as well as text for them to read. Students will look over each card to sort them into categories based on whether the object is a plant or an organism.
What is Included in the “Is It a Plant?” Sort Station
To have students sort organisms into kingdoms, you have several options. Included in the Sort about Plants and Organisms are:
- Larger table-group color sorting cards
- Smaller cut-and-paste sort for individual students
- Differentiated questions in short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-choice formats. Worksheets and task cards are included for some options.
- Answer key
This interactive resource is designed for 4th grade science and supports students in developing a deeper understanding of the five major kingdoms of living things—Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera—through hands-on exploration and classification practice.
Plants and Organisms Sort for Table Groups
There are two ways to sort organisms into kingdoms. One way is in table groups where students collaboratively look at the images on the cards, read the brief descriptions, and determine which category each object falls under.
There are different types of plants and organisms that students will learn about in this sort: fungi, lichen, algae, and plants.
This sort has colorful images that students analyze, as well as information about each fungus lichen, algae, and plant. Students decide which category each organism or plant falls under thinking carefully about the images and descriptions on each card.
Cut and Paste Sort Option
The second way to sort organisms into kingdoms is by using the cut-and-paste option. Students can do both options: sort color option as a whole group and the cut and paste option individually. Or you can choose to have students do only one option.
The cut-and-paste option is all in black and white and in a worksheet format. After reading the informational passage, students look at the images, read the information listed on each card, and then sort them into the correct category.
Differentiated Responses
Like all of our science stations, differentiated responses are available for students to demonstrate their understanding. Below is an example of the Short Answer worksheet. Fill-in-the-blanks and multiple-choice task cards are also available.
This interactive resource is designed for 4th grade science and supports students in developing a deeper understanding of the five major kingdoms of living things—Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera—through hands-on exploration and classification practice.
How to Purchase the Plants and Organisms Science Station
This Plants and Organisms Sort Science Station can be purchased on Teachers Pay Teachers. It is sold individually and as part of a whole Sorts for Fourth Grade Science Stations. Also available is a Fourth Grade NGSS Science Station BUNDLE.
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