I suggest you group the cards into three groups, then based on the Dichotomous Key, decide on the names of the groups. Finally, "key out" the names of the organisms using the Key.
You should have 2 work products in your notebook at the end of this Activity:
- a chart/ table of three columns, one for each group - Virus, Bacteria, Protist. In each column there will be a list of the organisms that belong to the group.
- A list of common features of each group, as discussed in Procedure step 9.
First set of Micro-Life Cards:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4MpOPBiXv5sMEVXckJaREZtRW1mUk1hYXBWTVZQb1ZzT01J/editSecond set of Micro-Life Cards + classification "cards":
2nd set Micro-Life cards + classification cards
Dichotomous Key:
Dichotomous Key