Task 1 Sort these scrabble tiles into alphabetical

Task 1 Sort these scrabble tiles into alphabetical order First pass 1. Compare first two items 2. Correct order? Leave them 3. Not in correct order? Swap them 4. Compare next pair of items Second pass 5. Correct order? Leave them 6. Not in correct order? Swap them Third pass (no swaps) 7. Continue until end. If you have passed through the whole list without a swap, the list is sorted. Otherwise, go back to step 1 and start again!

Task 2 Sort these apps into alphabetical order Snapchat Whats. App Twitter Instagram First pass 1. Compare first two items 2. Correct order? Leave them 3. Not in correct order? Swap them Snapchat Twitter Instagram 4. Compare next pair of items Whats. App Second pass 5. Correct order? Leave them 6. Not in correct order? Swap them Snapchat Instagram Twitter Whats. App Third pass Instagram Snapchat Twitter Whats. App Fourth pass (no swaps) Instagram Snapchat Twitter Whats. App 7. Continue until end. If you have passed through the whole list without a swap, the list is sorted. Otherwise, go back to step 1 and start again!

Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Task 3 Sort the members of One Direction by their first name Louis Tomlinson First pass 1. Compare first two items 2. Correct order? Leave them 3. Not in correct order? Swap them Niall Horan Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson 4. Compare next pair of items Zayn Malik Second pass 5. Correct order? Leave them 6. Not in correct order? Swap them Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson Niall Horan Zayn Malik Third pass Harry Styles Liam Payne Louis Tomlinson Niall Horan Zayn Malik Fourth pass (no swaps) Harry Styles Liam Payne Louis Tomlinson Zayn Malik 7. Continue until end. If you have passed through the whole list without a swap, the list is sorted. Otherwise, go back to step 1 and start again!

Extension Task Create your own sorting task! You could use your favourite band, footballers, TV characters, horse breeds… Whatever you can think of! First pass 1. Compare first two items 2. Correct order? Leave them 3. Not in correct order? Swap them 4. Compare next pair of items Second pass 5. Correct order? Leave them 6. Not in correct order? Swap them Third pass Fourth pass (no swaps) 7. Continue until end. If you have passed through the whole list without a swap, the list is sorted. Otherwise, go back to step 1 and start again!