Tree of Life Explorer

Here’s a resource that every science teacher (and others) are going to want to bookmark because I can see so many uses for it with them. It’s called the OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer and it’s so powerful and yet so humbling at the same time.

An interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things known to science. Discover your favourites, see which species are under threat, and be amazed by the diversity of life on earth.

https://www.onezoom.org, December 14, 2021

Be prepared to do a lot of zooming and moving around.

If you follow one of the links in the window when you land at the site, you’ll be dropped into the middle of life, somewhere. Exploring around there is hugely interesting. And why wouldn’t it be. The website brags that it has identified and placed 2,235,322 species on the tree, many with images.

This is a huge resource and each time I find something of particular interest, I’m off in another direction. I love it when a resource is that comprehensive.

There is a section specifically devoted to education including instructions about installing it locally. You owe it to yourself to look through the site and then, of course, start exploring.

OTR Links 12/15/2021

• The Best of Ontario Educators 7 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 7 is out! – https://t.co/xKKgctcZZ8 Special thanks to @lina_amico @TRyanGregory #learning #breaking

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Dubai becomes world’s first paperless government

  Dubai becomes world’s first paperless government – https://t.co/VBml53sPHn

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 6 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 6 is out! – https://t.co/tkjJMR4KPi Thanks to @JenniferHlusko @justmeinthe416 @heidiLferguson #onpoli #onted

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 5 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 5 is out! – https://t.co/A2Y2QnnHZg Thanks to @ScottPiatkowski @dkemball @DwightStead #edchat #onted

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• 50 Interesting Comparison Images To Give You A New Perspective (New Pics) | Bored Panda

  50 Interesting Comparison Images To Give You A New Perspective (New Pics) | Bored Panda – https://t.co/LwB04vEmc1

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 4 Daily

  The latest The Best of Ontario-Educators 4 is out! https://t.co/3Fjm9gX8Nt Thanks to @JenniferAGates @manon_seguin @JulieBoulton12 #learning #edchat

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• BlackburnNews.com – Omicron variant makes first appearance in Windsor-Essex

  https://t.co/dK8Z3DTPVj – Omicron variant makes first appearance in Windsor-Essex – https://t.co/s5sKisxbKE

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Science Educator Challenges / Math Journals / Project-Based Learning Ideas « Dr. Doug Green

  Science Educator Challenges / Math Journals / Project-Based Learning Ideas « Dr. Doug Green – https://t.co/9NmR3FSc5V

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 3 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 3 is out! – https://t.co/AfUHM8KC71 Special thanks to @sdja3 @MadameB206 @Barbara_Robson #onpoli

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 2 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 2 daily is out! – https://t.co/skFbQG3Ic2

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Best of Ontario Educators 1 Daily

  The Best of Ontario Educators 1 is out! – https://t.co/TIVONpluWd Special thanks to @tlsaloranta @DavidSpencerEdu @x2bear #controlaltachieve #edchat

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The Doug Peterson Community News

  The latest The Doug Peterson Community News! https://t.co/HAeWas7nfx Thanks to @TheAgenda @poppymasselos #ai #edutwitter

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Coronavirus boosters: Ontario hospitals ‘urgently’ reactivating mass vaccination programs in face of Omicron | CP24.com

  Coronavirus boosters: Ontario hospitals ‘urgently’ reactivating mass vaccination programs in face of Omicron | https://t.co/cOMxpdVKZ9 – https://t.co/NtvxqvFg7y

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• ‘Just magical’: Here are some magnificent Christmas houses and other Holiday displays across Halton region you have to check out

  ‘Just magical’: Here are some magnificent Christmas houses and other Holiday displays across Halton region you have to check out – https://t.co/oVYicDx5vI

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Limit our contacts because of Omicron? Tell that to the maskless crowds at the arenas, concerts and restaurants | The Star

  Limit our contacts because of Omicron? Tell that to the maskless crowds at the arenas, concerts and restaurants | The Star – https://t.co/spT8p5BW1f

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• When Chicago Turned Its Nose Up at Books From the Queen

  When Chicago Turned Its Nose Up at Books From the Queen – https://t.co/2CTOeYfijw

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Conestoga College staff could be on the picket line as early as Saturday – Guelph News

  Conestoga College staff could be on the picket line as early as Saturday – Guelph News – https://t.co/Nwz2xeajrO

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Google Toolbar is dead just ahead of Internet Explorer’s end – 9to5Google

  Google Toolbar is dead just ahead of Internet Explorer’s end – 9to5Google – https://t.co/LMz4MI1xUM

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• How to speed up Windows 11 | Tom’s Guide

  How to speed up Windows 11 | Tom’s Guide – https://t.co/X7D02Gb8om

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• WION: Breaking News, Latest News, World, South Asia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh News & Analysis

  What is Log4j, the biggest computer vulnerability in decades?, Technology News | https://t.co/f2DWESdUSL – https://t.co/UkOR7r0jVe

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• What is Log4j, the biggest computer vulnerability in decades?, Technology News | wionews.com

  What is Log4j, the biggest computer vulnerability in decades?, Technology News | https://t.co/f2DWESdUSL – https://t.co/UkOR7r0jVe

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Pantone and Microsoft highlight periwinkle, the color of the year – Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech

  Pantone and Microsoft highlight periwinkle, the color of the year – Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech – https://t.co/Q2fw3HW830

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Urgent Google Cloud warning about Apache Log4j vulnerability – here’s how to protect yourself from hackers NOW

  Urgent Google Cloud warning about Apache Log4j vulnerability – here’s how to protect yourself from hackers NOW – https://t.co/OHFWzXRawK

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Google Chrome gets a speed boost for Windows 11 (and Windows 10) | TechRadar

  Google Chrome gets a speed boost for Windows 11 (and Windows 10) | TechRadar – https://t.co/N588X7BNMI

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Oxford schools closed Tuesday after social media threat

  Oxford schools closed Tuesday after social media threat – https://t.co/uAt8pvpFzV

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Google Enters Higher Ed in a Big Way

  Google Enters Higher Ed in a Big Way – https://t.co/1OhdpkQJBn

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Get Your Hands on Tech Resources at TCEA 2022 • TechNotes Blog

  Get Your Hands on Tech Resources at TCEA 2022 • TechNotes Blog – https://t.co/9fH809igxd

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Grey-Bruce COVID-19 surge tracked back to organized sports | CTV News

  Grey-Bruce COVID-19 surge tracked back to organized sports | CTV News – https://t.co/lNIrxB9D2b

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Toronto public schools will close to all learning when buses are cancelled due to inclement weather | CP24.com

  Toronto public schools will close to all learning when buses are cancelled due to inclement weather | https://t.co/cOMxpdVKZ9 – https://t.co/Jsy1VPhtUT

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• New towing rules now in place on major Ontario highways and these are the important changes | CTV News

  New towing rules now in place on major Ontario highways and these are the important changes | CTV News – https://t.co/luiubtgdV9

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• COVID-19 Kingston: Gatherings limited to five people as cases rise in KFL&A region | CTV News

  COVID-19 Kingston: Gatherings limited to five people as cases rise in KFL&A region | CTV News – https://t.co/udoRivcxHn

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Christmas cards for seniors sent from around the globe | CTV News

  Christmas cards for seniors sent from around the globe | CTV News – https://t.co/VhYwHBRvg5

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Some universities postpone in-person exams after rise in COVID-19 cases | Calgary Herald

  Some universities postpone in-person exams after rise in COVID-19 cases | Calgary Herald – https://t.co/4U9z4uY7qp

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Youth vaccination strongly encouraged as product is recommended | Oldies 107.7

  Youth vaccination strongly encouraged as product is recommended | Oldies 107.7 – https://t.co/I3atyBXrw8

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Ottawa to see omicron-driven spike of COVID-19 ‘very quickly,’ expert says | CBC News

  Ottawa to see omicron-driven spike of COVID-19 ‘very quickly,’ expert says | CBC News – https://t.co/oV7a0ftKoy

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Tenants allowed to return to units following ‘mega blast’ at Sarnia apartment building | Windsor Star

  Tenants allowed to return to units following ‘mega blast’ at Sarnia apartment building | Windsor Star – https://t.co/GMIFrlR7UY

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• The best graphing calculator apps and emulators for Android

  The best graphing calculator apps and emulators for Android – https://t.co/mvKH5jwnHy

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Halton District School School Board releases COVID-19 Winter Break update for students in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton and Halton Hills. Here’s what families should know

  Halton District School School Board releases COVID-19 Winter Break update for students in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton and Halton Hills. Here’s what families should know – https://t.co/8XWQQOch9C

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• 6 Rude Comments Relatives Make At Christmas (And How To Respond) | HuffPost UK Life

  6 Rude Comments Relatives Make At Christmas (And How To Respond) | HuffPost UK Life – https://t.co/rJCI5R8Bkz

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• 13 Ways to Use Emojis That Might Surprise You – Easy EdTech Podcast 142 – Class Tech Tips

  13 Ways to Use Emojis That Might Surprise You – Easy EdTech Podcast 142 – Class Tech Tips – https://t.co/ShWdnYhAx6

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Covid 19: Warning signs from Denmark and Norway’s Omicron explosions – NZ Herald

  Covid 19: Warning signs from Denmark and Norway’s Omicron explosions – NZ Herald – https://t.co/iYOvAX4NaI

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• Visually stunning tree of all known life unveiled online

  Visually stunning tree of all known life unveiled online – https://t.co/80aNN3OWTs

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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• OTR Links 12/14/2021 | doug — off the record

  OTR Links 12/14/2021 https://t.co/1qdD9VbUJZ

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Dec 14, 2021

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