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Steps&to&constructing&a&dichotomous&key.

1.&Set&up&your&page&to&landscape.&
2.&Save&your&le&into&your&Science&Folder&
Key&for&some&Common&RockLForming&Minerals&
3.&In&View&,&nd&the&Header&and&Footer.&Write&the&Btle&in&the&Header&Key&for&some&Common&RockLForming&Minerals&
4.&At&the&top&middle&of&your&sheet&
&Insert&a&Text&box&and&list&the&six&minerals&that&you&analysed&
5.&Insert&Shape:&choose&an&arrow&and&aPach&the&blunt&end&to&the&middle&of&the&text&box.&
&Copy&and&paste&the&arrow.&&
&APach&the&second&arrow&to&the&middle&of&the&rst&text&box.&
6.&Decide&which&property&you&will&use&to&separate&the&6&minerals&into&two&groups.&Eg&Colour.&
&Insert&a&text&box&with&the&name&of&this&property&over&each&arrow.&
7.&Insert&a&text&box&with&one&of&the&colours&you&will&use&in&a&new&text&box.&
&List&the&minrals&that&have&this&colour.&
8.&ConBnue&inserBng&text&boxes&and&arrows&and&properBes&unBl&you&get&to&six&individual&
&text&boxes&with&the&name&of&one&mineral&inside&each.&

Dadah!!&Now&you&have&a&made&a&dichotomous&key&for&anyone&to&use&to&idenBfy&these&minerals!!&

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