OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer
OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer lets K-12 teachers and students explore 22,000 species of wild mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians by zooming in and out of the tree of life. For a quick video overview (3:39), see OneZoom launch video and demonstration. OneZoom also provides free, open source, data visualization tools for science and education at OneZoom Software Links and Downloads.
A video Tutorial (4:30) demonstrates the website’s navigation features and special features.
The newest resource is The Tree of Tetrapods: Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians. Individual tree entries link to Wiki pages. Pie charts indicate species conservation status and those species most threatened by extinction are color-coded. The website will be especially effective displayed on a whiteboard.
In addition, separate trees present
- Bird Life,
- Amphibian Life,
- Mammal Life,
- Plants and
- Fish