Thinking Like A Scientist: Using a Dichotomous Key

Dichotomous Key: a series of pairs of phrases or descriptions which are used to classify a group of living things by making choices between the sets of traits and characters described in each pair. 

Last week, we tried out using a dichotomous key by building our own little aliens and using the key to determine their names:

Their names were "C," "L," "A" "S," "S," "I," "F," and "Y."

What did we learn? Being a scientist is delicious - as are vegan marshmallows! And using a dichotomous key? Not that hard!