Below are links to our partner groups on QUBES who have resources that are ready to implement in online settings. Note that many of these resources have adaptations that are also suitable for online courses. Check back often for updates!
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AIMS
AIMS modules use fascinating images set in real biological research to help science students learn quantitative skills they need.
Dendroclimatology
Version: 2.0
3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction
Version: 2.0
Phenotypic plasticity and predation
Version: 2.0
Leaf cutter ant foraging
Version: 1.0
Avida-ED
Avida-ED is an award-winning educational application developed at Michigan State University for undergraduate biology courses to help students learn about evolution and scientific method by allowing them to design and perform experiments to test hypotheses about evolutionary mechanisms using evolving digital organisms. Read more about using Avida-ED in a blog post by Jim Smith
Avida-ED Lab Book
Version: 1.0
BIOMAAP
The Biology Students Math Attitudes and Anxiety Program is a resource for educators who are looking to implement non-invasive techniques to change student attitudes and reduce anxiety towards math.
Frayer model growth mindset
Version: 1.0
BLUE
Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education - Data Initiative (BLUE Data) is a community of biodiversity, data, and education specialists who are working together to identify core biodiversity data competencies for undergraduates, develop strategies for integrating these competencies into the introductory biology curriculum, and build capacity for sustained development and implementation of biodiversity and data literacy education.
Following the Data
Version: 1.0
Movement: Nature's Flying Machines (Online)
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Movement: Nature's Flying Machines v1.0
Data Visualization
Version: 1.0
Communicating with Data: Digital Data Resources
Version: 1.0
GBIF Tutorial - BLUE Resource
Version: 1.0
iDigBio Tutorial - BLUE Resource
Version: 1.0
Arctos Tutorial - BLUE Resource
Version: 1.0
Data Ethics
Version: 1.0
The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology - Intro Environmental Science
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology v1.0
Data is the New Science
Version: 1.0
Exploring Data with BISON
Version: 1.0
Botanical Society of America
BSA is a nonprofit membership society. Their mission is to: promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere.
Transpiration
Version: 1.0
Data Nuggets
Data Nuggets are free classroom activities, co-designed by scientists and teachers. They are an innovative approach to bring contemporary research and authentic data into the classroom. Data Nuggets include a connection to the scientist behind the data and the true story of their research process. Data Nuggets give students practice working with “messy data” and interpreting quantitative information. Students are guided through the entire process of science, including identifying hypotheses and predictions, visualizing and interpreting data, making evidence based claims, and asking their own questions for future research. Because of their simplicity and flexibility, Data Nuggets can be used throughout the school year, and across grades K-16, as students grow in their quantitative abilities and gain confidence. Data Nuggets have the potential to improve the understanding of science in society and help engage and motivate the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Winter is Coming! Can you handle the freeze?
Version: 1.0
DIG
The Data Incubator Group focuses on promoting quantitative education through expanding the adoption of data-centric resources and facilitating large-scale collaboration on approaches to classroom implementation
Investigating Determinants of Richness in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands Using Linear Models in Shiny
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Environment-Richness Relationships in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands: Guided Inquiry with Graph Interpretation (Abstract) | TIEE v1.0
The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior
Version: 1.0
Diseasebots
Version: 1.0
Earth Lab
Earth Lab capitalizes on the data deluge from space and other platforms to accelerate science, reduce environmental risk, and train a new generation of earth data scientists. The Earth Lab Earth Analytics Education Initiative provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional students as well as online learners around the globe with core in-demand technical skills at the intersection of earth and environmental science and data science. All work is guided by a commitment to open and reproducible science, open education and expanding the reach of earth data science education to students across varying academic, professional, socio-economic and geographic dimensions.
Earth Analytics in Python Course
Version: 1.0
Get Started With GIS in Open Source Python Workshop
Version: 1.0
Introduction to Version Control and Git Workshop
Version: 1.0
Writing Clean Code in R Workshop
Version: 1.0
Introduction to Earth Data Science Textbook
Version: 1.0
Earth Analytics in R Course
Version: 1.0
Earth Analytics Bootcamp Course
Version: 1.0
EDSIN
Growth in large ecological datasets and large environmental synthesis projects has resulted in the need for a diverse workforce with technical data science skills. A variety of organizations support underrepresented groups entering the data science field through training, mentoring, and networking opportunities. However, many of these initiatives have been developed in isolation, limiting opportunities for an exchange of ideas and lessons learned. The Environmental Data Science Inclusion Network (EDSIN) is intended to strengthen initiatives across existing alliances and organizations to recruit and retain individuals from underrepresented groups in data science careers.
Calling Bull in an Age of Big Data with R
Version: 2.0
ESA
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization of scientists founded in 1915 to promote ecological science and improve the quality of ecology education at all levels.
Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" module
Version: 1.1 Adapted From: Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data v1.0
Modification of "The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology" module by Linton et al.
Version: 1.1 Adapted From: The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology v1.0
Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America
Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America v1.0
Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change
Version: 1.0.0 Adapted From: Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change v1.0
Project EDDIE
Project EDDIE (Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry and Exploration) is a suite of education projects composed of STEM disciplinary and educational researchers. We develop flexible classroom teaching modules using large, publicly available datasets to engage students in STEM and improve their quantitative reasoning. Teaching modules span topics such as ecology, limnology, geology, hydrology, and environmental sciences. EDDIE also helps build the associated professional development needed to ensure effective use of the teaching modules.
Spectral Seismology Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Water Quality Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Lake Mixing Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Soil Respiration Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Stream Discharge Module (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Cross-Scale Interactions (Project EDDIE)
Version: 1.0
Genome Solver
Genome Solver began in 2012 with the goal to create a community of undergraduate educators interested in the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) as a means to teach the fundamentals of bioinformatics. Since then, Genome Solver instructors have provided training to more than 250 faculty members from approximately 125 institutions in a 1- or 2-day workshop. All Genome Solver curriculum materials are available on QUBES.
MiniWorkshop Follow-Up October 2, 2020
Version: 1.0
Mini-Workshop August 14, 2020
Version: 1.0
Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
Version: 2.0
Lesson VII - Synteny
Version: 3.0
Lesson III - Annotation
Version: 3.0
Lesson VI - The Community Science Project
Version: 1.1
Genome Solver: Complete Set of Lessons
Version: 2.0
Lesson III - Annotation
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Lesson III - Annotation v1.0
Lesson III - Annotation
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Lesson III - Annotation v1.0
Lesson V - Phylogenetics
Version: 2.0
Lesson IV - Comparative Genomics
Version: 2.0
Lesson II - Databases
Version: 1.0
Lesson I - Introduction to Genome Solver
Version: 1.0
HHMI BioInteractive
At BioInteractive, you can find award-winning multimedia resources, including apps, animations, videos, interactives, and virtual labs, to bring the excitement of scientific discovery into your classroom. Our rich video resources range from a series of short films on evolution, hosted by an award-winning author-scientist, to lectures on the brain given by a Nobel-prize winner—all supplemented by teacher guides and classroom activities.
Sickle Cell Disease Case Study
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Sickle Cell Disease and Natural Selection in Humans v2.0
Data Analysis and Cancer
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: The p53 Gene and Cancer v1.0
Electrical and chemical communication in the nervous system
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Electrical Activity of Neurons v1.0
Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data using Serenity
Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data v1.0
Amylase Copy Number and Diet
Version: 2.0.0