Create and apply a simple classification key to identify an organism 0807.5.2

Links verified 9/20/2014

1. Classroom Activity: Make a Dichotomous Key - construct a dichotomous key to identify people (or another group of items) in a classroom, using questions based on gender, hair length/color, glasses (or not), clothing color, etc
2. Dichotomous Key - This key will be testing your knowledge of animals you already know about, so that you will recognize how to use a Dichotomous Key. - Lesson Plan to use with the page [these expired pages are from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
3. Dichotomous Key Activity - print page one, name the creatures, and then follow the links at the bottom of each page of the online key
4. Dichotomous Keys to Geographically Isolated Wetland Types in the United States - use the index to see a large number of keys
5. Dichotomous key to identify confiers
6. Dichotomous Key to identify Norns (mythical creatures) - scroll to the bottom third of the page to find the activity
7. Education on the Half Shell: Creating a Dichotomous Key - lesson plan for student to create a dichotomous key to identify seashells
8. Fish Sorting - a NOVA activity - Lesson Plan to use with this page
9. How to Use a Dichotomous Key - a 32 slide show which starts with a classification system of common desk items
10. Invent A Key for Echinoderms - Students will make observations and use their understanding of classification to create a dichotomous key which will help distinguish several echinoderms.
11. Key to macro invertebrate life in a pond. - After you see the key , go to the Aquatic Critter Key and try your skill. [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages don't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
12. Labware Dichotomous Key - Use pictures of labware (or the actual labware) to make a dichotomous key - Branching Tree to use with this activity
13. Make a Dichotomous Key - Classroom Activity at Enchanted Learning
14. Plant Identification Game - identify any of 22 plants using an interactive dichotomous key [this expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine]
15. Taxonomy, Classification, and Dichotomous Keys - Scientists have discovered quite a few new creatures on planet Pamishan. They need your help to identify and classify them. Use the dichotomous key to identify these creatures [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] .
16. Using a Dichotomous Classification Key to Identify Common Freshwater Fish of New York State - thirteen page activity to give students experience with using a classification key
17. West Coast Native Tree Dichotomous Key - work through a set of questions to identify trees
18. What is the Key to Classification - explanation of what a key is and how to make one [if you use the links page you will find many dead links]
19. What Tree is it? - a dichotomous key to use for tree identification

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