Dichotomous Key Homework

• Select a group of 8 SIMILAR objects (example: writing utensils, shoes, pictures, folders, guitar picks, stuffed animals – whatever you decide, but you have to bring them to school on Monday)• Make a dichotomous key for your objects. Follow the dichotomous

key rules! Put the key in your notebook – in the “input” section.

Dichotomous Key Rules

• Must always have TWO choices – otherwise, it is not a DIchotomous key!• Must proceed in a step-wise fashion, resulting the identification of

each individual.• Can be done in the outline fashion as seen in class with the

salamanders, or it can be a flow chart, as seen on the next slide.