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OVERVIEW:
This activity is the product of consistent requests received
on Family Science evaluations for donuts to be served at the
classes! Since we had done one entire evening class
sorting, classifying and constructing dichotomous keys, it
became a natural review and culmination activity for our
Family Science program. It's also a big hit in the
classroom!
PURPOSE:
This is the clearest and easiest road to understanding
construction of a dichotomous Key that I have found.
Perquisite Skills.
1.) Knowledge of properties.
2.) Exposure to dichotomous keys and how they are
used is a good idea!
RESOURCES/MATERIALS:
6 distinctly different donuts (for a group of 6 learners)
6 sandwich bags
1 blank dichotomous sheet per person
Introduction:
Briefly review what a property is. Hold up one donut and
orally list properties that might pertain such as shape,
size, color, coating, etc.
Best Shot:
Have each person pick a donut and put their name on the
baggie in a permanent felt pen. Then have the group lay all
the donuts out in front of them and name one property they
can use to divide the donuts into two piles.
For the sake of clarity make one pile 'that which has the
property' and the other one 'that which doesn't'. For
example in this group of donuts :
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creme raised raised maple twist cruller
bismarck choc.ice sugar bar choc.ice
John Katie Sheila Michael Shirley Paul
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Non-Round
Maple Bar Twist
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Donuts
1A not round 1B round
2A twist 2B not twist 3A no holes 3B holes
Shirley's Michael's John's
Donut Key
1A not round
1B round
2A not round, twisted (Shirley's)
2B not round, not twisted (Michael's)
3A round, no hole (John's)
3B round, hole
4A round, hole, choc. iced
4B round, hole, not choc. iced (Sheila's)
5A round, hole, choc. iced, ruffled (Paul's)
5B round, hole, choc. iced, not ruffled (Katie's)
** Note **
Any property may be used to make each new classification.
There are many right answers as long as each division is
made according to just one property and states it in terms
of that property; for instance: