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    Interspecific Competition: the Lotka-Volterra Model
    This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra Model in the context of understanding interspecific competition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: differential equationsecologyLotka-Volterrainterspecific interactionsstate-space graphs

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    Obesity - An Epidemic with Unexpected Causes, Consequences, and Complexity
    This dataset was collected from interviews conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State by state data are provided to explore the interactions of education, income, and...

    Keywords: ObesitySocioeconomic StatusFood SwampFood Desert

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    BioTA Podcast Episode #34 Biofilms Podcast Overview
    BioTA Episode #34: Biofilms Authors: Seth Higbee1, Pankaj Mehrotra2, J. Phil Gibson1 Prokaryotes are often taught to us as being free living single-celled organisms that lack membrane bound...

    Keywords: microbiologybacteriaprokaryotesBiofilmsExtracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS)16s Ribosomal RNA

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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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    Diving into Deep Sea Data
    A module that combines NOAA's Okeanos Explorer and the iDigBio Portal to explore the deep sea!

    Keywords: Querying databasesremote sensingnatural history collectionsfishesscientific name5ESpeciesichthyologydeep sea

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    Figure of the Week (Non-major's Biology)
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Some Figures of the Day for Microbiology
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown. These are some specifically for microbiology.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Figure of the Day
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Additional Figures of the Day - Parasitology
    These additional figures were used in a Parasitology course (juniors and seniors) at Radford University.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Figure of the Day - Adapted for Non-Majors
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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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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    Corrosion and Space Travel with Dr. Eliza Montgomery
    We were able to sit down with Dr. Eliza Montgomery, the Materials Engineer and Corrosion Subject Matter expert at NASA, to talk about her path in science and what she does!

    Keywords: EngineersNASA

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    Make Your Move: Interpreting graphs of pollinator behavior
    In this lesson, students interpret graphs of pollinator movement behavior. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with community ecologist Dr. Suann Yang., who collected the data that they...

    Keywords: graph interpretationCommunity EcologyBiodiversitycompetitiondata literacypollinationinvasive plantsinterspecific interactionsBioGraphIrepresentation in STEM#AAPIinSTEM#BIPOCinSTEM

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    Figure of the Day: Disease version
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown. Forked version with all infectious disease graphs.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Figure of the Day - Ecology additions
    Used in an Integrated Biological Principles II Class (Intro to Ecology/Evolution/Physiology) at University of Richmond

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting GraphsFigure of the Day

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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College Figure of the Day
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphsbatescalling bullDCS 105VisualizingUnderstandingTransformFOTD

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    Analysis of Amylase Activity
    This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...

    Keywords: data analysisintroductory biologyconcentrationgraphinglinear equationsBiochemistryscientific methodstandard curveenzyme functionMicrosoft ExcelInterpreting GraphsenzymesqbccCreate graphsInterpret graphsSolving Equations and Inequalitiesinterpret tablesAmylaseAlpha-amylaseEnzyme activityMaltoseDNS assayAbsorbancelab reportspectrophotometryregression linemanipulating equationsline of best fitgraphing by hand

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    Using Regression Models to Examine the Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Fluid pH
    In this activity students will use statistics and regression models to explore the effects of carbon dioxide on blood pH by measuring pH changes that occur over time as carbon dioxide reacts with...

    Keywords: BiochemistryphysiologyAnatomyGeneral BiologyChoosing modelsCreate graphsInterpret graphsConcepts in Statisticscreate modelsmake predictions

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    Figure of the Day: Identifying Ambiguity and Biases in Data Figures
    The adaptation focuses on presenting figures with all the information in their axes. However, such figures present a medium level of quality to encourage students to discuss conceptually in groups...

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Decoding, Critiquing, and Creating a Graph from the Ground Up
    Students decipher a published graph with little supplemental information and are given more details in pieces before producing a new graph that displays the data more effectively and is easier to...

    Keywords: EvolutionExcelgraphingBar GraphsbiomimicryScientific ProcessStatistics and MathMicrosoft Excel

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