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Visuals of objects sorted by feature/attribute.
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Classifying items into distinct categories based on shared attributes.
Students can use vocabulary related to grouping items by shared features or criteria.
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Classifying means grouping using a clear criterion.
When you organize your phone's apps or clean up a messy desk, you aren't just making random piles. You are intentionally putting things together based on a specific rule. In academic language, you classify or categorize them.
Visuals of objects sorted by feature/attribute.
Classifying items into distinct categories based on shared attributes.
Explanation of category, feature, attribute, criteria.
These images teach us how to group things together and look at specific details to tell them apart. It is all about using logic to bring order to a messy world.
To classify is to put something into a specific group.
Categorize means sorting a big mess into smaller, matching piles.
A category is a group where everything shares the same main idea.
*Type: refers to a specific style of something.
A feature is a special part of something that stands out.
Characteristic is a natural quality that makes something what it is.
An attribute is a specific detail you can measure or see.
Criteria are the rules used to make a choice.
Match classify/categorize/feature/criteria to their definitions.
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Learner sorts items and chooses the criterion.
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AI checks if grouping reason is clear.
Name the three distinct groups you created.
Explain the rule or standard you used to decide which app goes into which category. Use the word 'criteria' or 'criterion' in your answer.