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    Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data
    In this activity students explore and analyze real, authentic research data paired with HHMI’s “Selection for Tuskless Elephants” video in a hands-on investigation of human impacts on elephant...
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    Data Analysis and Cancer
    This is a flipped classroom approach, students will learn the basic content about cell-signaling, p53, and transcription factors before class. During class students will focus on data analysis...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveBiochemistrymolecular biologydata interpretationBiological Data Analysiscell cyclemacromoleculesGenetic diseaseCell signaling

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    Exploring global reef health and human population using correlation and simple linear regression
    In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between reef cover and human disturbance. Students will manipulate a large dataset and perform normality tests, data transformations,...

    Keywords: population dynamicshumanlinear regressionconservationcorrelationRestorationcoral reefs

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    Learn Biological Sciences and Mathematics through cellular respiration, photosynthesis and primary productivity.
    Photosynthesis is a process by which plants synthesize glucose and oxygen in presence of sunlight through light dependent reactions by utilization of sunlight, water to synthesize oxygen, ATP and...

    Keywords: mathematicssimulationThe Analysis of Biological DataMetabolic Pathwaysprocess of sciencephotosynthesisqbccBiological ScienceshypothesisCellular Respirationprimary productivity

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    Cell Cycle and Mitosis
    This module introduces activities that allow students to walk through the cell cycle and mitotic cell division processes. As part of the activities, students learn about and apply knowledge of...

    Keywords: introductory biologyQuantitative reasoningInterdisciplinary STEMquantitative biologyinterdisciplinaryquantitative skillscell functioncell cyclemitosisCell DivisionMitotic Indexcalculating meanstumorNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsC3. Statistical Analysisstandard errormitotic phaseinterphase

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    Sampling Distributions and Null Distributions: two swirl lessons in R
    There are two complementary lessons. The first covers how sampling distributions are made and ID's their key properties. The second covers how null distributions and how the test statistic of a...

    Keywords: The Analysis of Biological Datateaching with technologySwirl

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    CYTOSKELETON - Microtubule Dynamics in the Cell Cycle
    This module contains exercises designed to help upper-level cell biology students understand the dynamics of microtubule polymerization and depolymerization within the cell cycle and how cancer...

    Keywords: cell biologyQuantitative reasoningInterdisciplinary STEMInterpreting GraphsCytoskeletonScientific reasoningdimensional analysisNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC6. Quantitative LanguageC1. Numeracy

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    Spatial Analysis with QGIS
    Map specimen data points using QGIS, connect them to form a polygon using the Concave Hull plugin, and calculate the range of a species to examine how it changes over time.

    Keywords: natural history collectionsspecies distributionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)spatial analysisdigitized natural history collectionsQGIS

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    Kinetics of a Highly Conserved Enzyme - Carbonic Anhydrase
    This module contains exercises designed to introduce students to graphical representation of biological data. Students will explore the fundamental principles of enzyme kinetics including...

    Keywords: Excelintroductory biologycell biologygraphingslopeQuantitative reasoningdata visualizationquantitative biologyinterdisciplaryquantitative skillscorrelationenzyme functionInterpreting GraphsMichaelis-Mentenenzyme kineticsEnzyme activityenzyme inhibitionLinear and nonlinear analysisNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsenzyme-substrateNIQB Interdisciplinary Quantitative Reasoningcarbonic anhydrase

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    Regression: Tree Rings and Measuring Things
    Students develop scatter plots of growth rings by tree diameters and determine the equation of their best fit line.

    Keywords: NIMBiosregressiontree ringsline of best fit

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    Introduction to nucleotide sequence analysis and protein modeling in MEGA and PyMol using coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
    Introduction into computational approaches in phylogeny and protein modeling based on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (caused COVID-19 pandemic). Two self-guided tutorials for standard lab classes of 2.5...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsundergraduate educationbioinformaticsNCBICOVID19coronavirusMEGAPyMolvirtual labPDBprotein modelingSARSSARS-CoV

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    Microbiology Data Problems 2023
    This project focuses on the use of data analysis problems to introduce students to specific topics in microbiology and to give them practice in the interpretation of figures and tables of data. ...

    Keywords: data analysisundergraduate educationmicrobiologyjournal articles

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    Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS
    Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

    Keywords: natural history collectionsspecies distributionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)digitized natural history collectionsQGIS

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    Regulation Across Scales: Data Points Icebreaker Jigsaw
    Students examine regulation at cellular, physiological, and ecological scales in a data-based jigsaw to explore how double-negative logic operates across biological systems. This was used as a...

    Keywords: pathwaysgene regulationtrophic cascadesregulationcross-scalecholesterol synthesisLac OperonYellowstone

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    Data Management using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data with Accompanying Lesson on Mark Recapture Analysis
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by estimating small mammal...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONCapture mark-recaptureResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Following the Data
    The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.

    Keywords: data in the classroomprocess of sciencebiodiversity informatics

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    A Fun Introductory Command Line Exercise: Next Generation Sequencing Quality Analysis with Emoji!
    This resource is a fun computer-based intro to command line programming. The activity takes FASTQ NGS data files and runs a fun program called FASTQE.

    Keywords: data sciencebioinformaticsnext generation sequencingquality controlFASTQgenomicsprogrammingNIBLSElinuxmicrobiomeIllumina sequencingcommand lineFASTQEFASTPNGS analysisterminalMacemojiPhred scoreTrimmingshort read

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    Speed Data Science
    Data visualization is a foundational data science skill. One way to help students begin to learn about data visualization is to tap in to their innate creative instincts. This activity can be used...

    Keywords: data visualizationdata science educationlife sciences

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    Checking Normality in R with swirl
    How to use the "three-prong" approach to check for normality

    Keywords: biostatisticsR programming languageSwirl

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    All About Cod For Grades 3-5
    This activity uses background from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky and then uses a simple story to engage students in solving problems using several operations and algebraic thinking math standards.

    Keywords: fishNIMBiosword problemsfractionsfish harvestinggrades 3-5simple data plots

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