You are here: Home / Resources / Browse Resources

Open. Adaptable. Free.

Resources created by our members and partners.

The QUBES platform hosts hundreds of teaching materials, reference materials, and cloud-based software free to use and adapt using open Creative Commons licenses.

Text Search:
Applied Filters
    Climate Change and Phenology: Evaluating Temperature, Precipitation, and Phenology of Frogs and Toads in Minnesota
    Students evaluate long term (100+ years) trends in temperature and precipitation, and then isolate a shorter time span (20 years) in which to evaluate the correlation between spring temps and the...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEclimate changephenologyamphibian

    2495

    views

    2520

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Gender and Classroom Participation: A Case for Quantitative Analysis
    Teaching statistics to students using authentic research is one way to highlight the transferability and value of the material taught in the class. Below we describe an activity in Statistics for...

    Keywords: statisticsgenderpopulationProportionSampleEquality

    1159

    views

    86

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    2012-Ogunrinde-Sunday-On some models based on second order differential equation
    This paper presents some models based on second order differential equations. Such models include interaction between different kinds of species in an environment and pricing policy for optimum...

    Keywords: species interactionpricing policyoptimal inventory

    131

    views

    40

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the Broader Impacts of Science and Society in an Active Learning Environment
    Science and society have always been intertwined. Today, scientists are increasingly encouraged to interact with the public by conducting transparent and participatory engaged scholarship, as...

    Keywords: active learningsocietyScience CommunicationscienceBroader impactsPublic engagement

    881

    views

    199

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    1999-F_Brauer-What_Goes_Up_Must_Come_Down
    It is natural to ask whether a particle propelled upwards takes longer to fall to earth from its maximum height than it takes to rise to this maximum height for frictional forces that are nonlinear...

    Keywords: resistancefallingprojectilevertical projectile

    100

    views

    36

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Astronomy
    In this video, we talk to astronomers and astrophysicists that use data collected by telescopes to learn about our universe. We discuss how different types of light can tell us different things and...

    Keywords: videosastronomyScience Forwardspectraexoplanetsproxies

    1093

    views

    191

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Food Chain Dynamics In A Simple Ecosystem
    In this lab, students will work with a simple algae/brine shrimp environment to learn about food chains and population dynamics. It was implemented with limited alteration for an Introductory...

    Keywords: ecologyecosystemsfood chain

    1620

    views

    838

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Resources for Assessing Educational Interventions in Biology at the Collegiate Level
    Most scientific research is judged based on the quality of controlled experiments and carefully analyzed results. In addition, proper levels of regulation in terms of biosafety and animal usage are...

    Keywords: researchassessmentpedagogylearning gainsIRBregulatory compliance

    806

    views

    117

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Data-Driven Decision-Making: Antarctic Fisheries
    This is an entire module for a general education data science and ecology course. The module was originally designed as the fourth and final section of the course; the full course is openly...

    Keywords: population growthRStudiodata visualizationexponential growthlogistic growthR Markdownspatial dataocean sustainability4DEE FrameworkTraditional ecological knowledgecarrying capacityEcosystem Servicesmaximum sustainable yield

    119

    views

    26

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Sex Verification Testing of Athletes
    This interactive module explores the biology of sex determination and development in humans, set against the backdrop of the different sex testing policies implemented throughout sports history.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveDevelopmental BiologyAnatomy & PhysiologyScience & SocietySex hormoneshuman reproductive development

    4448

    views

    561

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    PLANT Talking Points: Economic Botany - how we value plants...
    This resource gives insight into the interactions between humans and the environment.

    Keywords: sustainabilitybotanyenvironmentethnobotany

    1059

    views

    241

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Confronting the challenges of bringing research data into undergraduate classrooms using online faculty mentoring networks
    Poster on using ecological research data in undergraduate courses

    Keywords: Ecological Society of Americafmn

    1518

    views

    202

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Drivers of Avian Local Species Richness: Continental-Scale Gradients, Regional Landscape, or Local Land Cover?
    Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 8

    Keywords: ecologyResources @ ESA - TIEEspecies richness

    1304

    views

    185

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change
    Data Set included in included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 3

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEE

    1548

    views

    228

    downloads

    0

    comments

    5

    adaptations

    Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America
    This is an FMN participant supplement for the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America," authored...

    Keywords: ecologyLabEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

    1879

    views

    258

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" authored by Julie Beckstead, Alexandra N....

    Keywords: ecologyLabEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelAdvancedActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

    1496

    views

    247

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" authored by Julie Beckstead, Alexandra N....

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

    1862

    views

    258

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Real World Scenarios in Non-Majors Biology
    Students in non-majors’ biology courses may not choose careers that require biology content knowledge; however, all will encounter science in their lives. We redesigned a non-majors...

    Keywords: geneticsVaccinesScientific ProcessGMOsviruses

    1359

    views

    275

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Student-led evaluation of air quality issues using the US EPA AirData website
    Presentation made by Katherine Berry et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

    1271

    views

    781

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Using Raw Sequence Data to Analyze Tumor Suppressor Mutations
    Learning to identify DNA sequence variants from raw sequencing data (electropherograms) is a basic molecular biology skill with applications to basic research and clinical practice. Yet learning to...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmutationDNAgenomic visualizationparts of a geneclinical consequencesraw data

    269

    views

    18

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Close

    Home

    Search