Renewable and Non-renewable | Natural Resources | Card Sort

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Card Sort

Looking for an engaging and versatile activity to teach your students about renewable and non-renewable resources? Look no further! This Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Card Sort is the perfect method to reinforce important science vocabulary and concepts in an interactive way.

With 24 different picture examples, this product provides flexibility in sorting options to allow you to tailor the activity to meet the specific needs of your students. They can sort all the cards into renewable and non-renewable categories, focus solely on energy sources, or sort all cards into four distinct categories. This versatility makes it an excellent tool for differentiation.

To accommodate various classroom activities, pictures are included in three different sizes. The larger pictures can be laminated and used as a center or station activity, providing a hands-on experience for students. The sorting sheets with smaller pictures are ideal for note-taking in interactive notebooks, as homework assignments, or as formative assessments.

This activity will provide a multisensory learning experience while strengthening student understanding. It supports concepts from the following standards: NGSS 4-ESS3-1, TEKS 4.7c, VA SOL 6.9.

This Resource Includes

• 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels)
o 12 renewable resource examples
 9 energy examples
o 12 non renewable resource examples
 8 energy examples

• 2 Differentiated Sorting Sheets
• Category Labels
• Answer Keys

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