11.2: Procedure
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Each table is a team. Each team should obtain 6 different plants. Start by determining which characteristics given fit each plant. Gather as many characteristics for each plant as possible.
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Now you will determine which characteristic you will use to begin splitting the plants up. Begin with a 3:3 or a 4:2 split. 5:1 splits really do not work out well and you end up starting over.
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In this step your team will build a complete key using the characteristics you have gathered. Name each plant using the number written in the lower right hand corner of the paper the plant is mounted on.
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Now you should make a key without the final solutions (the plant number). Test your key: have a neighboring team try to determine the number of couple of your plants. Revise the key if necessary.
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Continue with the additional questions.