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HHMI BioInteractive FMN (2017)

Overview

This is a completed Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN). FMNs are sustained, immersive, community-based professional development opportunities for faculty. FMNs support the adaptation and implementation of materials and/or instructional approaches in their classrooms. Learn more about FMNs.

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Goals

  • Educate faculty members on quantitative skills
  • Support implementation of modules focused on quantitative skills in undergraduate classrooms

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Final Products

Featured Resource of the Week

Coral Reefs in Hot Water

Kaitlin Bonner

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Mapping Coral Bleaching Modified with NOAA and Authentic Bleaching data v1.0.0

Students analyze sea surface temperature (SST) data from NOAA to predict coral bleaching at four locations in the Bahamas. They then compare their predictions to authentic research collected about coral mortality and temperature fluctuations
ecology, Biodiversity, climate, Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, ecosystems, earth and environment, human impacts
1.9K
1.9K
0
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10.2018
Featured Resource of the Week

Evolution in Darwin's Finches: Using Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection postulates to evaluate evidence of evolution

Kaitlin Bonner

Version: 1.0

Students evaluate evidence for evolution of Darwin's finches using authentic research data sets collected by Peter and Rosemary Grant.
2.6K
2.8K
0
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03.2018

Decoding, Critiquing, and Creating a Graph from the Ground Up

Kiersten Nicole Newtoff, HHMI BioInteractive

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Mimicry in a Diverse Community of Arthropods v1.0

Students decipher a published graph with little supplemental information and are given more details in pieces before producing a new graph that displays the data more effectively and is easier to digest.
Evolution, Excel, graphing, Bar Graphs, biomimicry, Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Microsoft Excel
2.0K
541
0
0
02.2018

Natural Selection and Galápagos Finches

Liesl McCormick

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Finch Evolution Collection v1.0

A worksheet and accompanying data set that guides students through making and interpreting frequency distributions, selection differentials, and fitness functions.
Evolution, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive
2.9K
2.0K
0
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02.2018

Spreadsheet Tutorial 1: Adapted to Anatomy and Physiology

Aylin Marz

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Tutorial 1 -- Formulae, Functions, and Averages | HHMI BioInteractive v1.0

Adapted the examples to Anatomy and Physiology relevant topics and implemented in BIO165L Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory for non-majors.
Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, summary statistics, Scientific Process, Scientific Methodology
1.7K
848
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02.2018

Spreadsheet Data Analysis Terms and Shortened Tutorial 4

Jennifer Buntz

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series v1.0

Introductory students are asked to learn terms for descriptive statistics and complete a matching exercise. Tutorial 4 was shorted to just the full calculations of t values.
Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Scientific Methodology
1.3K
638
0
0
02.2018

Stem Cells in Planaria Regeneration and Wound Healing

Aylin Marz, Jennifer Buntz, Susan Meiers

Version: 1.0

Discussion questions to help guide students examining a graph of number of mitoses vs time for planaria injured or had amputations of their tails.
Stem cells, regeneration, planaria
1.8K
552
0
0
02.2018

Maternal transmission of microbiome

Tamar Goulet, Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

Version: 1.0

Understanding the cascading effects of the transfer of maternal microbiome during a vaginal birth (vs. a c-section) to the well-being of a newborn.
microbiome, human reproduction
1.9K
548
0
0
02.2018

Exploring the Ecology of Gorongosa

Jennifer Carmichael

Version: 1.0

Students learn about bottleneck events, population demographics and growth, ecological niches and competition, food chains/webs and ecological disturbances through past and current data on Gorongosa National Park.
Community Ecology, population ecology
2.0K
3.4K
0
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02.2018

Expanded Graphing Tutorial

Kiersten Nicole Newtoff, Cheryl Squair, Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond, Tamar Goulet

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series v1.0

The tutorial has two approaches for teaching about graph building and choosing the appropriate graph for different data types, a scaffolding approach and a exploration approach which can be utilized depending on how you wish to use the resource.
Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Scientific Methodology, High School
1.8K
529
0
0
01.2018

Using HHMI Tutorials to Prepare Students for Investigating Authentic Datasets in Biology

Kaitlin Bonner

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series v1.0

HHMI tutorial modules were modified and condensed to bring all students up to the same skill level, and students took a pre-assessment to demonstrate adequate preparation for class.
Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Scientific Methodology
1.5K
655
0
0
01.2018

Tutorial Combination and Online Implementation

Liesl V McCormick

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series v1.0

The two key features of my implementation is the fact that the tutorial was implemented in an online setting, and I added an assessment (also implemented in an online setting).
online, Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Scientific Methodology
1.3K
1.7K
0
0
01.2018

Tutorial Combination and Assessment

Cheryl Squair

Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series v1.0

The tutorial adaptation specifically addresses data types (i.e., numeric versus categorical variables) and the types of graphs that are used to summarize the different data types.
Scientific Process, Statistics and Math, Scientific Methodology
1.1K
571
0
0
01.2018

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