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    Introductory Science and Mathematics Education for 21st-Century Biologists
    A unified introductory science curriculum that fully incorporates mathematics and quantitative thinking aimed to incorporate biology into the traditional quantitative cultures that have come to...

    Keywords: mathematicsquantitativemathQuantitative reasoningquantitative biologymathsintro mathintroductory mathintroductory mathematicsquantmath for biomath for biologymath forResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Dendroclimatology images
    Database of image files for AIMS Resource: Dendroclimatology

    Keywords: imagesdendroclimatologyResources @ AIMS

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    Phenotypic plasticity and predation image files
    Database of image files for AIMS Resource: Phenotypic plasticity and predation

    Keywords: imagesResources @ AIMS

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    The Mathematics of Voting Systems: Plurality, Runoff and Ranked Choice
    In this five-day interdisciplinary math and social studies unit, students use math to create informed opinions about the three most common voting systems in the United States: plurality, runoff and...

    Keywords: mathematicsInterdisciplinary STEMInterdisciplinary Mathematics Educationinterdisciplinary math educationvoting

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    Linear Regression (Excel) and Cellular Respiration for Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics
    Students typically find linear regression analysis of data sets in a biology classroom challenging. These activities could be used in a Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Statistics course. The...

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsdata analysisdatalinear regressionbiologyonlinegraphinglinear equationsQuantitative reasoningassessmentcollege algebracellstatistical analysisregressionOERAlgebrachemistryModelscorrelationSimple Linear RegressionMicrosoft Excellab activityexperimentCellular ProcessesATPqbccUsing Excelmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular BiologyConcepts in Statisticsoxidationline of best fitexplaining statisticsusing statisticsCellular RespirationPredictionsRespirationgraphing in ExcelLinear CorrelationExothermic Reactioncreate scatter plotAdenosine Triphosphate (ATP)germinating peasPre-lab activityStudent activityHybridCollecting DataR-squareRegression ModelFunctionDependent VariablesIndependent VariablesLinear EquationLinear Equation in two variablescreate graphcreate equationcreate regressioncreate plotinterpret regressioninterpret data

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    COVID-19 Simulator (ISEE) Module
    This accessible module guides students through exploring the COVID-19 Simulator developed by ISEE. Students dig into the four scenarios provided (including the parameters and the graphs),...

    Keywords: mathematical modelingSTELLAInfectious Disease ModelingInterpreting Graphsinterpreting modelsCOVID19coronavirus

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    Luria-Delbruck
    These two workbooks model the evolution of phage resistance in a bacterial population under two alternative hypotheses.

    Keywords: phageLuria-Delbruckresistance

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    SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students
    Links to videos and pdf tutorials for core mathematical and statistical concepts used in biology

    Keywords: Probabilitystatisticsmathematicsvideoschi-squaredExcelBar Graphsline graphsScatter Plotsp-valuest-testsExponentsLogarithmsproportionsRatiosbinomialdata typessummary statisticsfrequency histogramsResources @ SUMS4BioPresentation

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    3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction
    This module allows students to follow a researcher as she discovers new features of breast cancer tissue architecture, using 3D reconstructions of histological specimens.

    Keywords: graphingdata visualizationbreast cancerDCIShistogramscentroidsums of squares

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    Machine Learning Meets Medicine with Jenessa Peterson
    Jenessa Peterson is a former teacher turned data scientist/engineer and Director of Learning Engineering at The Learning Agency. Her more recent work in data science has included building a...

    Keywords: data sciencemachine learningmedicine

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    Ungrading to Decentered Grading Lightning Talk 2021 - YouTube
    BIOME 2021 Ungrading Working Group Lightning Talk

    Keywords: assessment practices

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    Teacher Guide: Math and Statistics
    Topics include measures of average (mean, median, and mode), variability (range and standard deviation), uncertainty (standard error and 95% confidence interval), Chi-square analysis, student...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveStatistics and Mathteacher guide

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    Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing
    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will...

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsbiostatisticsecologybiologygraphingp-valuest-testshypothesis testingin-class activityZoologymercury biogeochemistrybiostatistics - generalfish populationqbccBiogeochemical cyclesInterpret graphsConcepts in StatisticsElementary Hypothesis TestingMethylmercurydamsBioaccumulationtraditional dietsmercurymercury poisoningnative peopleindigenous populationCanadahydroelectricexplaining statisticsusing statisticsMake probability calculations

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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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    Why are Cells Small? Surface Area to Volume Ratio
    This module explores surface area to volume ratios in a cube and sphere in relation to cell size.

    Keywords: introductory biologygraphingRatiosOpenStaxqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular BiologyUse elementary functionsCreate graphsInterpret graphsRates and ProportionsSolving Equations and Inequalitiesinterpret tables

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    SIR BuildIt
    An introduction to epidemiological models using interactive Excel worksheets

    Keywords: modelinginfectious diseaseInfectious Disease ModelingSIR modelsSIR

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    Project MOSAIC
    Our goal: Provide a broader approach to quantitative studies that provides better support for work in science and technology.

    Keywords: statisticsmodelingmodulecase studycomputationalternative curriculumResources @ Project Mosaicin-class activityproblem setResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    3D FractaL-Tree
    3D FractaL-Tree allows scientists to collect data from actual specimens in the field or laboratory, insert these measurements into a spatially explicit L-system package, and then visually compare...

    Keywords: fractalsL-systems

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    Phenotypic plasticity and predation
    Students predict changes to tadpole morphology and coloration after considering characteristics of the predator species and the prey themselves then test their own hypotheses (typically with...

    Keywords: RExcelimage analysisgraphingt-testsfrequency histogramsdata visualizationANOVAhypothesis formulationpredator-prey interactionsphenotypic plasticity

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    Leaf cutter ant foraging
    This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.

    Keywords: leaf cutter antsforagingallometrylinear regressiongraphingdata visualizationResources @ AIMSbody size

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