Sorting trilobites
In this activity, your class will examine the feature of trilobites, then sort them into different groups.
They will identify and label the parts of a trilobite, and note some of the similarities and differences between them. They will then sort images of trilobite specimens into three groups.
This content is part of a larger set of activities on Trilobite fossils.
About this resource
- Resource type: class activity, sorting and labeling
- Theme: Rocks, fossils and dinosaurs
- Key Stage: KS2
Learning outcomes
- living things can be grouped by their features
- features include information about colour, size, shape and structure
- the process of grouping living things based on their similarities and differences is called classification
- fossils preserve a record of how living things have changed over time
Additional useful resources
You might find these additional trilobite and fossil resources useful to support your lesson planning.
What is a trilobite?
A PowerPoint presentation introducing trilobites and discussing what their fossils tell us about evolution.
Trilobites
A look at triliobites, their fossilisation, how they evolved over millions of years and their eventual extinction.
