http://www.ck12.org Chapter 3. Understanding Biodiversity: The Encyclopedia of Life
3.1 The Encyclopedia of Life
MEDIA
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URL: http://www.ck12.org/flx/render/embeddedobject/TheEncyclopedia of Life(EOL; http://www.eol.org/ , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NwfGA4cxJQ
Understanding Biodiversityis made available to the high school student through CK-12 and EOL’s collaboration,
primarily EOL’s Learning + Education group, based in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
(http://education.eol.org/Understanding Biodiversity,is an expanding library of biodiversity information aimed at
the high school biology classroom. IndividualUnderstanding Biodiversityspecies pages will provide information
for each species relevant to the high school biology curriculum: cell biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, and
physiology. If you would like to submit a species page toUnderstanding Biodiversity,email your proposal for
contributions [email protected].
The EOL has developed web-based tools and services that provide visitors enhanced capability to use EOL content
for their own purposes and to contribute to the site and become part of a growing international community interested
in biodiversity. Some of those tools and services are listed below.
NameLink
http://www.eol.org/content/page/namelink
NameLinkis a service provided by EOL to quickly identify information associated with taxon names and to
provide common species names. Students can submit a webpage address and have the taxon names within the