THE SORTING CARD GAME

Method:

Your group will be provided with a set of cards. Sort the cards into two groups based on a
physical feature (characteristic).

(a) Draw a diagram to show your two groups of cards.

GROUP A GROUP B

(b) Which characteristic did you use to separate the cards?

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(c) Divide one of your groups of cards into two smaller groups and draw them in the squares
below.

Which group will you divide again? GROUP _____

Which characteristic did you use to separate the cards?

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(d) Divide one of these smaller groups of cards once again and draw them in the squares below.

Record the characteristic that you used to separate the cards.

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(e) Name two things you notice about the groups as you keep dividing them?

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Discuss your group’s results with other students.

(f) List the characteristics other groups used to sort their cards.

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Were they the same as yours or different? Explain (This means write down what other groups
did that was the same as what your group did, and write down what other groups did that was
different).

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