Making Keys

Flowers

Type a short question to distinguish between items named at left

Drag each item below beneath the answer it goes with

Yes

No

Bluebell

Crane's-bill

Black Knapweed

Oxtongue

Poppy

Speedwell

First choose the picture set you require with the scroll button at top right. (green arrows)
Click on any boxes above with "Click here to enter a question" and follow the instructions to distinguish the items beneath it.

Making keys

This exercise allows you to distinguish between items using questions with yes or no answers, for example, "Does it have narrow pointed leaves?" Questions could be based just on the pictures or they could be based on anything else you can find out about these plants or animals. The names are given when you open the dialog.

Initially you will see a box at the top of the page with small thumbnails of some items beneath. Click on the box, then follow the instructions that will appear.

Each time you provide a question that distinguishes between some of the items the tree is extended and new boxes appear with the items beneath that have not yet been distinguished from each other. Click on any box with "Click here to enter a question" and repeat the process until the tree is complete with just one picture in each branch. Use the scroll bar at right if necessary.

The scroll button fetches a different set of key items. This is only available when the page is first opened. The close button closes the page.