Organisms Characteristics

Cut out the pictures and separate them into groups based on their physical characteristics. Glue your
groups onto a sheet of paper. Write a one sentence description to justify your groups.

Standard and Indicator

Standard 4-2: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics
and patterns of
behavior that allow organisms to survive in their own distinct environments. (Life
Science)
4-2.1 Classify organisms into major groups (including plants or animals,
flowering or nonflowering plants, and vertebrates [fish, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, and mammals] or invertebrates) according to their physical characteristics.
Rubric for Sorting Activity (Organisms Physical Characteristics)
4

Student neatly
cut and glued all
pictures.

Student neatly Student neatly

cut and glued cut and glued
of the pictures. of the
pictures.
Every picture
Only of the
Only of the
was separated
pictures were
pictures were
and a part of a
separate and a separated and
group.
part of a group. a part of a
group.
Student provided Student
Student
a one sentence
provided a one provided a one
explanation to
sentence
sentence
justify the reason explanation for explanation
for each group.
of the
for of the
groups.
groups.
Student worked Student
Student
well with partner worked well
worked well
the entire time.
with partner
with partner
most of the
part of the
time.
time.

Students did
not cut nor
glued the
pictures.
None of the
pictures were
separated and
a part of a
group.
Student did
not provide a
one sentence
explanation
for any of the
groups.
Student did
not work will
with partner.

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