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Introduction to Learning with the ToL
Kathryn Orzech and Lisa Schwartz
Welcome to the Tree of Life!
Your work on the study of biodiversity has been noticed and you have been invited to become a contributor to the Tree of Life. Depending on the number of people on your team, choose one or more of the roles below:
- You are a world renowned phylogenetic biologist
- You are a middle school science teacher
- You are a young scientist (in middle school, high school or college) and photographer
- You are a young scientist (in middle school, high school or college) and videographer
In a few months the annual Tree of Life Biodiversity Conference will take place in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. You have an all expense paid trip to the conference!
About This Page
University of Arizona
Lisa Schwartz
University of Arizona
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Kathryn Orzech at and Lisa Schwartz at
Page copyright © 2005 and Lisa Schwartz
Treehouses are authored by students, teachers, science enthusiasts, or professional scientists. Anyone can sign up as a treehouse contributor and share their knowledge and enthusiasm about organisms. Treehouse contributions are checked for general accuracy and quality by teachers and ToL editors, but they are not usually reviewed by expert scientists. If you spot an error, please get in touch with the author or the teacher. For more information about quality control of Tree of Life content, see Status of Tree of Life Pages.
