AIMS modules use fascinating images set in real biological research to help science students learn quantitative skills they need.
Dendroclimatology
Version: 2.0
Dendroclimatologists can reconstruct climate records further into the past than written records, by examining tree rings. Students "reverse-engineer" this process by considering growth rates of a tree species in response to various...
3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction
Version: 2.0
This module allows students to follow a researcher as she discovers new features of breast cancer tissue architecture, using 3D reconstructions of histological specimens.
Phenotypic plasticity and predation
Version: 2.0
Students predict changes to tadpole morphology and coloration after considering characteristics of the predator species and the prey themselves then test their own hypotheses (typically with t-tests or ANOVA) by collecting novel data via image...
Leaf cutter ant foraging
Version: 1.0
This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.
