Dichotomous Keys
Use dichotomous keys to identify and classify five types of organisms: California albatrosses, Canadian Rockies buttercups, Texas venomous snakes, Virginia evergreens, and Florida cartilagenous fishes. After you have classified every organism, try making your own dichotomous key!
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Use dichotomous keys to identify and classify five types of organisms: California albatrosses, Canadian Rockies buttercups, Texas venomous snakes, Virginia evergreens, and Florida cartilagenous fishes. After you have classified every organism, try making your own dichotomous key!
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Seat Work for Younger Students - cartilaginous fishes only
The Dichotomous Key Gizmo is also a useful tool for helping younger students identify key characteristics... (more) of a similar group of organisms. (see: attached document) In addition, the pictures could be cut apart and used for creating classification trees on paper.
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3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade Science
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My 6th grade students felt much more confident about Dichotomous Keys after this Gizmo
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My students enjoyed the practice -- Activity B was great!
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