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Siemens Science Day: Life Science: The Key to It All

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this hands-on science activity, students will create their own unique creatures as well as dichotomous keys so that classmates can identify the creature.
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eBook
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill Higher Education: Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from McGraw-Hill Higher Education provides links to key terms, lecture notes, and readings on classification, as well as questions from Raven and Johnson's textbook reading on classification.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Creation of Dichotomous Keys From a Bio Blitz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An outdoor lab where students investigate the environment and decide a method of survey to identify trees in their area. To finish the exercise they will create a dichotomous key of the ten they identified.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introduction to Dichotomous Keys

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson serves as an introduction to the classification of plants and animals or trees. Students will investigate how to classify objects based on their similarities and differences. They will use technical writing to explain their...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using and Creating a Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will investigate classification through a sorting activity and discus real-life evidence of classifying objects.
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Handout
James Madison University

James Madison University: Clastic Sedimentary Rock Classification

For Students 11th - 12th
An upper-level explanation of clastic sedimentary rock classification. Charts, diagrams, and review questions are included. Be sure to click on the PDF Clastic Identification key.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Keys and Classifying

For Teachers 4th
Sort and classify an assortment of objects relating to classifying Utah plants and animals.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Us Department of Agriculture: Plants Interactive Id Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
A database of information about plants across the United States and how to identify them. Covers grasses, legumes, gymnosperms, wetland monocots, and the Ericaceae flowering plants. The information is contained in downloadable zip files,...
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Sedimentary Rock Classification Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about how sedimentary rocks are classified. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Life Cycle and Classification of Stars Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about types of stars and he life cycle of a star. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Let's Identify and Classify

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this hands-on lesson, students learn about scientific classification by navigating the Internet. They will examine a variety of potato chips in order to create their own classification key.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification Papers: Key Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in classification papers.
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Handout
James Madison University

James Madison University: Keys to Igneous Rock Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Click for different identification keys for igneous rocks to help you classify them correctly. Includes various color/texture keys as well as classification charts. (NOTE: At the time of writing this, the PDF links were configured...
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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Taxonomy Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan that allows students to pretend to be an alien taxonomist working with fictitious animals to create their scientific name, classification chart, design a dichotomous key, and create a food web.
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Interactive
Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Dichotomous Key

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent starting point. Get a good description of what the dichotomous key for tree identification is and then directions for using it to identify trees.
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Activity
PBS

Nova Teachers: Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity involves having students classify nine fish according to various physical characteristics. They can also develop a key to identify the fish.
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Primary
University of California

Cladistics Notes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes readings associated with lecture notes on cladistic classification. Provides definitions of many key vocabulary words used with cladistics.
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University of Michigan

Michigan Sea Grant: Teaching Great Lakes Science: Fish Identification

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson, students examine the physical characteristics of fish that live in the Great Lakes and identify common features that help species to survive in that environment. Downloadable resources include a fish poster, fish family...
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Website
Other

Mineralogical Society of America: Collector's Corner

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth resource for identifying rocks. Includes an interactive rock identification key to help you figure out the name of your rock.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Black Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology are the topics explored in this in depth Black Spider Monkey site.
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PPT
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Cloud Typing

For Students 9th - 10th
Review an exhaustive photographic collection of clouds. Classify each image and select favorites among the grouping. A key illustrating each type of cloud is provided for reference.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Classifying Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify rock types by observing key characteristics.
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SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Identifying Creatures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use a 10 step dichotomous key to identify three mythical animals of their choice. The pictures of the animals and the key are both provided.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Jewel of the Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Collect and analyze organisms and use a dichotomous key to identify and classify the organisms. Research the evolutionary history of organisms.

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