Teaching Tips: Dichotomous Keys
These sites are about dichotomous keys. Learn what dichotomous keys are, what the purpose of the keys is, and how to use and create dichotomous keys. Includes examples, practices, and lesson plans.
Grades
- 4,
- 5
Links
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EnchantedLearning: Make a Dichotomous Key: Classroom Activity
This page has a brief definition and an example of a dichotomous key. Includes a classroom activity. NOTE: This site includes a banner-ad.
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Dichotomous Activity
Learn how dichomous keys work from this activity. Fisrt give names to creatures on the first page, then select one creature and answer a series of questions.
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Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest
Learn about common trees of the Pacific Northwest through an interactive dichotomous key.
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Constructing a Dichotomous Key
This classroom activity uses a hand-on activity, shoe classification, to help students grasp the concept of dichotomous key.
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Dichotomous Tree Key
Learn how to identify a type of trees by answering questions related to characteristics of leaves.
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Name That Potato Chip
In this one-page activity guide, students create a dichotomous key for potato chips by identifying distinguishing characteristics of the chips.
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Water Critter Key
This is another dichotomous key example on acquatic critters.
