# \#card-sort **URL:** https://cl.desmos.com/tag/card-sort/13.md [Latest](https://cl.desmos.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://cl.desmos.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://cl.desmos.com/tags.md) --- ## [Basic CL for Card Sort](https://cl.desmos.com/t/basic-cl-for-card-sort/8291)
**Author:** [@Jessica\_Esquibel](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Jessica_Esquibel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/basic-cl-for-card-sort/8291 "2025-10-12T18:31:25Z")
I am trying to create a self checking card sort. I have never used CL I normally just used pre-made activities. I have a few questions. I have added photos of both the code and the student preview. I copied the code b… --- ## [Limit Attempts in a Card Sort](https://cl.desmos.com/t/limit-attempts-in-a-card-sort/8158)
**Author:** [@Tania\_Villanueva](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Tania_Villanueva)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/limit-attempts-in-a-card-sort/8158 "2025-09-09T11:11:09Z")
Is there a way to limit the number of attempts in a card sort? --- ## [Card Sort being marked as correct but not actually matching answer key](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-being-marked-as-correct-but-not-actually-matching-answer-key/7924)
**Author:** [@CAITLIN\_MOLE](https://cl.desmos.com/u/CAITLIN_MOLE)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-being-marked-as-correct-but-not-actually-matching-answer-key/7924 "2025-05-18T21:47:26Z")
I have a card sort activity for quadratics that a student matched cards and it told them 20 out of 20 correct but it didn’t actually match the answer key. Do you know where the error is? --- ## [Card sort answer key button gone](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-answer-key-button-gone/7921)
**Author:** [@ednamoreno](https://cl.desmos.com/u/ednamoreno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-answer-key-button-gone/7921 "2025-05-13T03:34:18Z")
When I create a card sort the answer key button is gone. What is the new way to create an answer key? --- ## [Card Sort- Limit Moving Text Cards](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-limit-moving-text-cards/686)
**Author:** [@phamill](https://cl.desmos.com/u/phamill)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-limit-moving-text-cards/686 "2025-03-02T22:20:10Z")
Hi there, I am noticing when the cards are randomized, many text cards (the labels they are trying to match too) sometimes get put under images or lost when students are trying to sort the images. Is there anyway to kee… --- ## [Are partial answer keys possible for card sorts?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/are-partial-answer-keys-possible-for-card-sorts/5066)
**Author:** [@ldelaney](https://cl.desmos.com/u/ldelaney)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/are-partial-answer-keys-possible-for-card-sorts/5066 "2024-09-18T13:57:38Z")
I love card sorts. I teach computer science and use card sorts as a well to help categorize things. I love having some things that clearly sort into categories, and some things that are ambiguous. I’d like to be able t… --- ## [CL Newsletter, March 2022 - Ask the CL Team](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2022-ask-the-cl-team/5468)
**Author:** [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2022-ask-the-cl-team/5468 "2024-03-28T21:05:29Z")
Hey there! A lot has been going on here at Desmos. We finished an entire middle school curriculum and couldn’t be more proud of it. We’ve started building our Algebra 1 curriculum and plan to have it ready in time for… --- ## [CL Newsletter, March 2021 - Our Favorites](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2021-our-favorites/5458)
**Author:** [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2021-our-favorites/5458 "2024-03-28T19:50:54Z")
Last month, we asked you to share your favorite aspects about building activities using Computation Layer. This month, we’re going to share your ideas and experiences with the community. We’ll keep our narration minimal … --- ## [CL Newsletter, April 2020 - CL + Distance Learning](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-april-2020-cl-distance-learning/5443)
**Author:** [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-april-2020-cl-distance-learning/5443 "2024-03-26T00:47:57Z")
This month, teachers continue to do what they do best: adapt. School closures around the world have forced teachers to find ways to connect with their students through digital media, and many of you have chosen Desmos. S… --- ## [CL Newsletter, March 2020 - Dashboard 101](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2020-dashboard-101/5442)
**Author:** [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/cl-newsletter-march-2020-dashboard-101/5442 "2024-03-26T00:34:59Z")
What’s the secret to making a good lesson a great lesson? Celebrate and build on early student thinking as it moves towards math learning goals. The Desmos dashboard helps teachers with that task by displaying a spreadsh… --- ## [Card Sort - Show groups on another slide](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-show-groups-on-another-slide/5347)
**Author:** [@Melissa\_Lute1](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Melissa_Lute1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-show-groups-on-another-slide/5347 "2024-02-11T21:52:47Z")
I am trying to have the students’ groups of cards from a card sort show up on the next slide. Is there a way to do this? On slide 2, students sort the cards into two groups. On slide 3, they explain their reasoning. I w… --- ## [Duplicate Cards in Card Sort Activity](https://cl.desmos.com/t/duplicate-cards-in-card-sort-activity/5317)
**Author:** [@luvweather](https://cl.desmos.com/u/luvweather)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/duplicate-cards-in-card-sort-activity/5317 "2024-01-11T18:54:25Z")
I’ve created a card sort activity matching a function with its domain and range and I have duplicate cards for domain and range. How can I get the answer key check to accept either duplicate card as correct. --- ## [Card sort - fill in the blank](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-fill-in-the-blank/5307)
**Author:** [@Kelly\_Regan](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Kelly_Regan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-fill-in-the-blank/5307 "2024-01-04T03:21:48Z")
Is there a way to make certain cards appear at the top in a card sort activity? I want students to sort images of different triangles into the correct congruence theorem category, but the way I am having them do it curre… --- ## [How divide in computational layer](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-divide-in-computational-layer/5266)
**Author:** [@jftfot314](https://cl.desmos.com/u/jftfot314)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/how-divide-in-computational-layer/5266 "2023-12-05T19:43:32Z")
I’m showing the CL code for Student Points at the end of a Desmos Assessment. I’d like to find the total points earned by a student. Slide 1 is a card sort with 6 cards. Line 1 in CL gives the total number of correct … --- ## [matchesKey but not just for multiple choice, checkboxes, and card sort?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/matcheskey-but-not-just-for-multiple-choice-checkboxes-and-card-sort/5181)
**Author:** [@Adam.Kelly](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Adam.Kelly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/matcheskey-but-not-just-for-multiple-choice-checkboxes-and-card-sort/5181 "2023-10-22T02:40:13Z")
When do you think we will get the equivalent of matchesKey but for other components like the math short answer. We can already use the correct: sink to tell Desmos when an input is correct, but we can’t use isCorrect wi… --- ## [Want to respond to a card sort](https://cl.desmos.com/t/want-to-respond-to-a-card-sort/5108)
**Author:** [@Teacher\_Soule](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Teacher_Soule)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/want-to-respond-to-a-card-sort/5108 "2023-09-19T19:18:15Z")
I’d like to have students do a card sort, then on the next slide, have it say “you sorted this/these cards into this category, explain your choices” All I can find is how to use cl to check if they sorted them correctly… --- ## [Is there a way of using the latex command overline?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/is-there-a-way-of-using-the-latex-command-overline/1136)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Holcomb](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Jeff_Holcomb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/is-there-a-way-of-using-the-latex-command-overline/1136 "2023-04-26T14:25:10Z")
Is there a way to use the latex command “overline” to represent the decimal approximation of ⅓ in a card sort? --- ## [Hyperlink to Screen](https://cl.desmos.com/t/hyperlink-to-screen/4514)
**Author:** [@michelleike](https://cl.desmos.com/u/michelleike)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/hyperlink-to-screen/4514 "2022-11-24T23:56:47Z")
Is it possible to create a hyperlink on screen 1 (of an activity) that could send students to screen 5 (of that same activity), for example? I would like to create a table of contents where students pick which card sort… --- ## [Feedback resets or hides after action button is reset](https://cl.desmos.com/t/feedback-resets-or-hides-after-action-button-is-reset/4481)
**Author:** [@mollyteachesmath](https://cl.desmos.com/u/mollyteachesmath)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/feedback-resets-or-hides-after-action-button-is-reset/4481 "2022-09-28T16:55:53Z")
Students complete a card sort then move to next screen to check their work by clicking a “check my work” action button. Feedback is given on how many correct, if not all correct the action button is reset using resetLab… --- ## [Card Sort stylized labels](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-stylized-labels/4288)
**Author:** [@Jen\_G](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Jen_G)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-stylized-labels/4288 "2022-05-11T18:25:22Z")
I would like some of the cards in a card sort to be labels, like in slide 2 of this activity: \[Card Sort: Modeling • Activity by Desmos \_\] In Activity Builder it shows that the stylized label cards are ReadOnly (which i… --- ## [Card Sort Answer Key](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-answer-key/811)
**Author:** [@Bre\_Kratzer](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Bre_Kratzer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-answer-key/811 "2022-04-29T18:07:20Z")
I am very new to using CL. I have created a card sort and want to give students the opportunity to receive instant feedback. Is there a document with specific steps on how to do this? I read through Computation Layer Do… --- ## [New to this - How do I get screens to show if students are correct?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/new-to-this-how-do-i-get-screens-to-show-if-students-are-correct/4105)
**Author:** [@Michele\_Michaels](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Michele_Michaels)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/new-to-this-how-do-i-get-screens-to-show-if-students-are-correct/4105 "2022-04-29T17:52:30Z")
Here is a link to my activity (copied and edited from another user). I don’t know how to get slides to tell the students if they are correct. This would save me from calling students up to tell them which slides need … --- ## [Hiding the "Show Correctness" button in card sort](https://cl.desmos.com/t/hiding-the-show-correctness-button-in-card-sort/4184)
**Author:** [@bepeterson52](https://cl.desmos.com/u/bepeterson52)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/hiding-the-show-correctness-button-in-card-sort/4184 "2022-03-24T16:57:50Z")
There seems to be a new feature in the card sort that has a button in the top center that, when clicked, puts a checkmark on all of the correctly matched cards. I feel it reveals too much for the students. Is there a way… --- ## [Using text input to auto fill a card sort?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/using-text-input-to-auto-fill-a-card-sort/4078)
**Author:** [@Emmett\_Knox](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Emmett_Knox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/using-text-input-to-auto-fill-a-card-sort/4078 "2022-02-18T17:28:45Z")
Hi All. Very new here and new to desmos. Is there a way to take text input and autofill a card sort in an exercise? Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --- ## [RESET card sort](https://cl.desmos.com/t/reset-card-sort/3780)
**Author:** [@Brianne\_Daye](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Brianne_Daye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/reset-card-sort/3780 "2021-11-03T18:32:13Z")
I want the students to be able to reset the card sort after they have finished sorting them in one way. So all the cards are unsorted. Is this possible? --- ## [What is wrong with this Card Sort code?](https://cl.desmos.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-this-card-sort-code/844)
**Author:** [@Russ\_Steponic](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Russ_Steponic)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-this-card-sort-code/844 "2021-10-01T21:35:16Z")
Desmos is giving me the error below. "Could not find sink “content”. I copied thhis code from a working activity. Can someone tell me what’s incorrect? Thanks, Russ --- ## [Card sort correct only when correct order](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-correct-only-when-correct-order/3559)
**Author:** [@TonyDavis](https://cl.desmos.com/u/TonyDavis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/card-sort-correct-only-when-correct-order/3559 "2021-07-30T06:02:36Z")
Just getting more into correct-answer routines and feel I’ve hit a wall with one type of routine I use a lot. • Card sort activity with 3 or more cards • Cards must be in the correct order However, students’ attempts … --- ## [Font Size & Color Script](https://cl.desmos.com/t/font-size-color-script/3464)
**Author:** [@Juan\_Perez](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Juan_Perez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 12:47pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/font-size-color-script/3464 "2021-06-14T12:47:37Z")
How can I change the font style, size, and color of text in a script? Here is what I am working on. I would like the “Matches Key? Yes/No” to be in a larger size font and the Yes/No in red. I tried looking at these a… --- ## [Unit Circle Activities](https://cl.desmos.com/t/unit-circle-activities/3206)
**Author:** [@Kellen\_Wesson](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Kellen_Wesson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/unit-circle-activities/3206 "2021-05-03T17:50:19Z")
Is there a way to do the sorting activity but use a unit circle as the backdrop and have cards sorted to “locked” spots on a screen…? Example: Unit circle backdrop - at the point “A” you need to match pi/4, 90 degrees, … --- ## [Feature Request: matchesKey on multiple choice](https://cl.desmos.com/t/feature-request-matcheskey-on-multiple-choice/490)
**Author:** [@Bryn](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Bryn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/feature-request-matcheskey-on-multiple-choice/490 "2021-04-28T20:11:32Z")
The matchesKey source exists on card sorts and ordered lists. I would like to be able to have such a source on multiple choice, because at the moment I have to duplicate the answer key in computation layer if I want to … [Next page](https://cl.desmos.com/tag/card-sort/13.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=card-sort)