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The Tree of Life
http://www.amnh.org/ology/biodiversity#features/treeoflife?TB_iframe=true&he ...
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The Tree of Life website introduces students to diagrams called cladograms, which show how species are related through a common ancestor. The site explains how to read a cladogram and how to understand the family tree for all species on Earth. An interactive cladogram explains what species have in common at a branch in the tree. There is also a pie diagram illustrating the relative amounts of species and separate sections for each group of species showing fast facts and photos.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Primary (K-2)
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Biology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
All text, images, and software code on this website are copyright property of the American Museum of Natural History and its programmers unless otherwise noted. They may be used for the personal education of website visitors. They may not be placed in the public domain. Any commercial reproduction, redistribution, publication or other use by electronic means or otherwise, is prohibited unless pursuant to a written license signed by the Museum.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-658
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • C - Life science:
        • Biological evolution
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Biodiversity: Everything Counts'
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=biodiversity&c
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Museum of Natural History