Guess My Rule

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In this activity, learners play a guessing game to explore classification. Use this activity to demonstrate how scientists make observations about objects (comparing and contrasting) and sort them into groups based on whether they are alike or different. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
free per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Types:
Activity, Game
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • 10–20 different objects (like shoes, pencils, pens, rocks, coins, paper clips, small toys, etc.)
  • a friend

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Diversity of Life
      • Classification
  • Mathematics
    • Algebra
      • Patterns
    • Data Analysis and Probability
      • Data Analysis
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Conducting Investigations
      • Gathering Data

Informal Categories

  • Games

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves teamwork and communication skills
  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

This resource is part of:

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Rights:

  • All rights reserved, WGBH Educational Foundation, 2002

Funding Sources:

  • National Science Foundation, 0229796
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
  • PBS