Dichotomous Key Template

About this printable

This A4 worksheet provides a ready-made structure for students to construct a dichotomous key: five numbered decision boxes with YES/NO branches and small 'go to' number fields, matching identification/result boxes, a short 'what is' blurb and a 'how to use' guide, plus sections for observations/notes and a word bank. Use it when teaching classification and identification skills or as a scaffold while students design keys for a set of organisms/objects. It supports explicit modelling of binary questioning and gives students a printable place to plan and test their keys.