Types of Water Habitats Sorting Activity – Freshwater or Saltwater Habitat

Teach students about the types of water on Earth with a SORT about Water Habitats. In this station, students sort bodies of water by the type of water habitat they are: fresh or saltwater habitats.

What is Included in the Types of Water Habitats Sort Station

Included in the Sort about the Types of Water Habitats are:

• A reading passage about different water habitats
• 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. Worksheet and task cards are included for some options.
• Answer key

Types of Water Habitats Sort for Table Groups

There are two ways to do this sort. One way is in table groups where students look at the images on the cards, read the brief descriptions, and decide if each animal lives in a saltwater or freshwater habitat.

This sort has colorful images that students analyze and decide if each body of water is a freshwater or saltwater habitat.

Cut and Paste Sort Option

The second way to do the sort is a 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 a worksheet format. After reading the informational passage, students look at the images, read the short descriptions on each card, and then sort them into the correct type of water habitat.

Reading Passage & Differentiated Responses

This Types of Water Habitats Sort comes with a reading passage about water habitats and a QR Code where students can have the passage read to them. The reading passage focuses on how plants and animals have access to water where they live.

The reading passage comes in three formats: the full-page format you see below, a larger format for iPads or electronic devices, and a mini-book option that students can read in small groups.

Like all of our science stations, differentiated responses are available for students to demonstrate their understanding. Below is an example of the fill-in-the-blank worksheet. Short answer and multiple-choice task cards are also available.

How to Purchase the Types of Water Habitats Science Station

This Types of Water Habitats Sort Science Station can be purchased on Teachers Pay Teachers. It is sold individually and part of a whole bundle about Water on Earth.

This sort is also available in a Second Grade NGSS Science Station BUNDLE and a BUNDLE of Sorts for Second Grade Science.

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