Great resource to teach dichotomous key use

I have used these activities with my biology classes with much success. All of the activities described in this article guide students through the thinking process they need to use and cons... See More

I have used these activities with my biology classes with much success. All of the activities described in this article guide students through the thinking process they need to use and construct dichotomous keys. Students start learning to think like a taxonomist using common household items with which they are familiar. Once students have mastered the thought process, then they practice classifying organisms. Student handouts are provided with this resource.

Classification and Dichotomous Keys

This article engages students in classifying objects and using dichtomous keys in a sequential manner to teach the process skills necessary for students to classify and create dichotomous ke... See More

This article engages students in classifying objects and using dichtomous keys in a sequential manner to teach the process skills necessary for students to classify and create dichotomous keys for organisms of their own choice. A thorough understanding of classification is developed through a series of carefully planned activities. Detailed worksheets make this easy to immediately implement into your teaching. Suggestions for additional sources of classification activities are also included.