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Plants by the Numbers II

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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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Plants by the Numbers II:

Growing Quantitative Literacy Using Botany

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Goals

  • Increase awareness of plants in biology classrooms
  • Increase amount of data shown in biology classrooms
  • Form a community with these goals in mind
  • Educate faculty members on botanical and data skills resources

Mentors

Final Products

Adaptation of Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure to a Non-Major’s Ecology Course

John Howard Starnes

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks
1.3K
733
0
0
12.2018

Morphological, Anatomical and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity

Sierra Dawn Beecher, J. Phil Gibson

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological, anatomical and molecular data, and compare.
morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, molecular analysis, stele architecture
1.3K
751
0
0
12.2018

A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping

Megan L Van Etten

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping v1.0

In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”
genetics, plants, phenotype, cotelydon
1.2K
504
0
0
12.2018

Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure

Megan L Van Etten

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure v1.0

In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
case study, Biodiversity, plants, trophic cascades, national parks
1.2K
422
0
0
12.2018
Featured Resource of the Week

Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: Learning How Plants Move Around

Sunshine Liberty Brosi

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests v1.0

This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.
ecology, Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractive, community, plants, diversity, Scientific Process
1.3K
582
0
0
12.2018

Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem

Laura Ellen Rose

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem v1.0

In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics.
ecology, ecosystems, food chain, algae
1.3K
468
0
0
12.2018

Phylogeny of Land Plants

Laura Ellen Rose

Version: 1.0 Adapted From: Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity v1.0

In this lab, students review the characteristics of the major land plant lineages. Then they perform phylogenetic analyses based on morphological characters.
morphology, phylogeny, laboratory, plants, molecular analysis
1.4K
700
0
0
12.2018

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