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    Geoscience Methods and Resources for K-5 Pre-Education Majors
    : Exploring Geoscience Methods was an excellent capstone experience for Elementary Education Majors. The class I used this module with was 24 students of various backgrounds and academic...

    Keywords: geneticsvideosQUBESecologyResources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveMathematical Biologycalculusjavaorganismal biologyquantitative biologybioinformaticsneurosciencegenomicscancerSecondaryyoutubemicrobiomeFaculty Mentoring NetworksalamanderCapture mark-recaptureAudience level - Introductory UG - majorsAudience level - Introductory UG - non-majorsecosystemsgenetic basis of diseasebiology of cellshuman reproductionfood chainIntroduction to Modelingrandom number generatorPost-secondaryLower DivisionPossible TasksModeling ProjectBuildCompareEvaluateexponential decayrecursionabsorptionelimination

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    Mitotic Index and Cell Division
    This module introduces the mitotic index in the context of understanding the dynamics of cell division in the root of a plant. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosCell StructureCell GrowthchartCell DivisionMitotic Index

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    Cell Division and Rates of Population Growth
    This module introduces the exponential growth of cells in the context of understanding cell division. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: exponential equationscell growth and divisionGeometric SeriesCell StructureOpenStaxgeometric equations

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    How to manage water in one of the driest states in the USA with Will Boyer
    Will Boyer is a hydrologist at the Nevada Division of Water Resources. In this talk, he covers how the agency manages water in this extremely dry state, the experience of being a professional...

    Keywords: hydrology

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    Cell Division and the Presence of a Growth Factor
    This module introduces exponential growth, the Michaelis-Menten, and Lineweaver-Burk equations in the context of understanding how growth factors influence cell division. It is intended for an...

    Keywords: exponential equationshyperbolic equationsCell StructureCell Growthgrowth factor

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    Doubling Time of Tumors
    This module introduces the calculation of potential doubling time of tumorous cells in the context of understanding the growth of a population of the cells. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: linear regressionRatiosCell StructureOpenStaxCell Growth

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    Mockumentary: Parasitology Research
    A new parasite is decimating the endangered purple platytoad population! Follow scientists from the Host-Parasite Interactions group as they try to save the purple platytoad through a...

    Keywords: parasitesecological parasitologyclinical diagnostic parasitologymockumentarytranslational research

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    Nucleoplasmic Index
    This module introduces the nucleoplasmic index in the context of understanding how the volume of organelles and cell contents change during the cell cycle. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: RatiosInterpreting GraphsCell StructureCell GrowthNucleoplasmic Index

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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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    Creating a Deeper Understanding of Big Geospatial Data, Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI), and Community Science using Project Eddie Modules
    This module uses the Project Eddie Module Assessing the Risk of Invasive Species Using Community Science Data developed by Heard, M. J. (2023) to create a deeper understanding of big geospatial...

    Keywords: GISInvasive SpeciesGeospatial ScienceProject EDDIEgeographyCitizen and Community Sciencegeographic information sciencevolunteering

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    River and Tree health of the Truckee River Basin with Noelle Patterson
    Today we are highlighting our talk with Ph.D. student Noelle Patterson discussing watersheds, the history of the Truckee River Basin, and the health of Cottonwoods in the region.

    Keywords: ecologyteachinghydrology

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    Diffusion Through a Cell Membrane
    This module introduces rates of diffusion in the context of understanding simple and facilitated diffusion through the cell membrane. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationscalculushyperbolic equationsCellular Processesrates of change

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    Mitosis and Meiosis Resources
    New stop-motion ‘candymation’ videos of mitosis and meiosis, plus Instructor Guides and problem sets.

    Keywords: meiosislearningmitosisanimationscell division mechanismschromosomes

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    DNA and Knot Theory
    This module introduces knot theory in the context of understanding the packing of DNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: DNAGenetic InformationTopologyKnot Theory

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    Exaggerated Traits and Breeding Success in Widowbirds
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- this interrupted case focuses on sexual selection in widowbirds.

    Keywords: Evolutionexperimental designsexual dimorphismsexual selectionNatural SelectionWidowbirdsbirdintrasexual selectionintersexual selectionhandicap hypothesis

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    AIM-UP! Coal balls lesson
    In this activity, students learn about ancient plant life and climate change by examining coal balls. In addition to the lesson itself, information is provided on where to purchase coal ball peel...

    Keywords: ecologybotanyResources @ AIM-UP!climate changeglobal warmingfossilcoalpaleontologypaleobotany

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    COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics
    This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed...
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    Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection
    This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet (wrinkled) peas, all in...

    Keywords: geneticspopulation geneticsEvolutionintroductory biologycase studybiologyResources @ NSF - NCCSTSmeiosisMendel’s peaspea plantPisum sativumMendel’s Lawsmolecular geneticsmutationnucleotide insertionartificial selectionstarch synthesisstarch branching enzymeplant domesticationlegumesResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Exploring Health Inequities and Redlining
    For this assignment, students will investigate relationships between historic redlining data and modern statistics of human health.

    Keywords: diseasehealthsocial justicepublic healthData science for Biologistredliningchronic diseasesocial vulnerability

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    MathBench: Evolved Immunity for Introductory Environmental Science
    The Evolved Immunity module was the focal module for this lesson. Evolved Immunity was chosen because this module includes content and quantitative elements from a range of lab and lecture topics...
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