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OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer


By Phil Nast, retired middle school teacher and freelance writer

Found In: science, preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

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, Retiles, 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

Plants and fish will soon be included.

 

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