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"Finding Your Sweet Tooth"--An Introduction to the Dichotomous Key Lesson Plan"Finding Your Sweet Tooth"--An Introduction to the Dichotomous Key Lesson Plan
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"Finding Your Sweet Tooth"--An Introduction to the Dichotomous Key

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Sixth graders classify candy according to observable characteristics. They use a dichotomous key to identify their bag of "treats." Thus, describe how dichotomous keys help to the identifying of organisms. Design a self-generated dichotomous key.

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