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    Does it pose a threat? Investigating the impact of Bt corn on monarch butterflies
    Aspiring scientists know that a hallmark of science is that experiments are repeatable and testable.  However, students do not often get opportunities to explore the replicability of...

    Keywords: ecologyCommunity EcologyBt cornGenetic modificationMonarch butterflies

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    Coevolution or not? Crossbills, squirrels and pinecones
    This case reinforces the concept of coevolution as a reciprocal change in genetic structure between or among two or more populations, by having students analyze and interpret data, build a...

    Keywords: fitnessCoevolutionCo-adaptation

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    Bad Cell Reception? Using a cell part activity to help students appreciate cell biology, with an improved data plan and no loss in coverage
    With a veritable myriad of cell parts to cover, it is easy for educators to become locked into marathon presentations that become taxing for both the instructor and the students. While we hope and...

    Keywords: primary literatureprokaryotesCell partsEukaryotesOrganelle functionOrganelles

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    Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake
    A compelling reason to learn something can make all the difference in students’ motivation to learn it.  Motivation, in turn, is one of the key attitudes that drives learning.  This story...

    Keywords: meiosismitosissex determinationAsexual reproductionParthenogenesis

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    Ecology of Infectious Disease: Data Mining the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) for Ecological Patterns
    How to use publicly available infection case data to teach ecology and evolution of human infectious diseases.

    Keywords: Evolutionecologyinfectious diseasehumansjigsawsmall group workEvolutionary medicinedata explorationCDCNNDSS

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    Exploring EnvironmenATL Justice with Data Analytics and Visualization
    Basic data handling and data analysis skills are introduced to visualize and analyze ‘big data.’ Environmental justice is introduced to give students an understanding of tools and strategies to...

    Keywords: social justiceenvironmental justiceatlantaHBCUsCulturally responsive science teachingenvironmental racismenvironmental injustice

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    Free Math Games for Algebra, Pre-Algebra and Co-requisite Courses
    These three games were created as part of grant #1501499 for the National Science Foundation. Games cover concepts in pre-algebra, algebra and precalculus, but can also be played just for fun!

    Keywords: math phobiaintroductory matheducational video games

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    “Leveling Up” In Your Favorite Video Game Math Modeling Activity
    Students write linear equations that represent their model for solving a problem about playing video games.

    Keywords: modelingNIMBioslinear equationsmiddle grades (4-9)Middle SchoolSystems of Equations

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    Fungus Among Us!
    This game introduces the idea of how fungi and plants can work together in a symbiotic relationship.

    Keywords: NIMBiosgraphingplantsfamily timeinformal science learningfungiinformal science educationsimple data plots

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    Research and Teaching Opportunities with a Large-scale Salamander Collaboration Network (SPARCnet): TWS Poster
    Poster presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on research and teaching opportunities with the Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network...

    Keywords: salamandercourse-based research experiences (CUREs)research network

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    What Moves You?
    Using various bone segments to create joints that will explain planar movement and then develop a mechanical model of different joint types that will allow certain movement in a robotic unit.
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    Teaching introductory bioinformatics with Jupyter notebook-based active learning
    Presentation on teaching introductory bioinformatics with Jupyter notebook-based active learning at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: biostatisticsstatistical analysisavian malariaSummer Workshop 2018

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    Growth Mindset Prompt
    Before giving an introduction to growth mindset, these prompts can be given to students so they can brainstorm activities they associate with long hours of practice (growth mindset) vs. natural...

    Keywords: growth mindsetmetacognitionmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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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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    Climate Change, Phenology, and Community Interactions: Helping students explore the complexity of changing ecosystems
    Students explore findings from long-term studies of migrating and hibernating animals at high elevation. Students then use this understanding to explore the phenology of species and possible...

    Keywords: species interactionsclimate changefmnphenologyDIGenvironmental variationtrophic mismatch

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    Hawk vs. Dove Game
    Hawk vs. Dove Game is a model of conflict for two players in game theory.

    Keywords: mathematical modelcomputational modelagent-based model

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    Number Sense
    In this activity, students demonstrate their own innate number sense by playing an online game that asks them to estimate quantities that are flashed on screen for only milliseconds. Research...

    Keywords: number sensemath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Regulating Carbon Emissions
    Learn how to incorporate these teaching materials into your class. Find out what's included with each module. Learn how it can be adapted to work in your classroom.

    Keywords: climate changeenvironment

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    Augmented Reality Metabolic Pathways (ARMET)
    The ARMET app is developed using Unity, 3D molecules obtained from Protein Data Bank and ChemSpider-chemical structure database, the usage data are stored into a database (MySQL) and are analyzed...

    Keywords: BiochemistryAugmented RealityMetabolic Pathways

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    What is Science?
    This video has a philosophical focus and explores the nature of science. We’ll hear about how science is both a body of knowledge and a process. Peer review and confirmation bias will also be covered.

    Keywords: videosStudent misconceptionsScience Forwardscience basics

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