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    DCS 105 F24 Reading List Bates College
    The reading list for DCS 105 Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science is curated to enhance students' understanding of misinformation and its impact on society.

    Keywords: datalearningmisinformation#readinglistDCS 105Calling BullshitBates College

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    BioGrapher
    BioGrapher is an Excel front-end for the AT&T GraphViz graphical visualization and layout package (http://www.graphviz.org/).

    Keywords: network theorygraph theoryphylogenetic trees

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    Bates College DCS 105 Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science Course Slides
    Slides that accompany the Course DCS 105 Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science from Bates College

    Keywords: datamisinformationslidesCalling BullshitBates CollegeCourse Material

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    Long Term Self-assessment Bates College DCS 105
    This is a long-term self-assessment tool for students participating in the Bates College course DCS 105 Calling Bull: Data Literacy and Information Science. .

    Keywords: datareflectionself-assessmentCalling BullshitLong Term

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    DCS 105 Calling Bull F24 Schedule
    Schedule overview for Bates College Course DCS 105 Calling Bull

    Keywords: datacalling bullmisinformationBates CollegeSchedule

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    Prosecutor’s Fallacy and Mammograms Case Study
    An introduction to Prosecutor’s Fallacy, and False Positives/Negatives. By Dr. Diaz Eaton, Bates College, for use in DCS 105A, and inspired by Calling Bull & Calculated Risks.

    Keywords: ProbabilityExcelcalling bullMammogramsData UnderstandingVisualizing Outcomes

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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College RByte Worksheets
    These are handout worksheets for your in-class RByte activities.

    Keywords: RActivityGoogle CoLabCalling BullshitRByteData PracticeCoding SkillsSkill development

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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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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College Data Visualization Activity Slides
    This is a slide deck containing all in-class data visualization activity slides for the course DCS 105 - Calling Bullshit at Bates College.

    Keywords: datadata visualizationhands-onbatescalling bullDCS 105

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    Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College Breakout Group Slides
    This is a slide deck containing all breakout group slides for the course DCS 105 - Calling Bullshit at Bates College.

    Keywords: Ropenteam workgroup workslidescolabDCS 105Calling Bullshit

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    Calling Bullshit Bates College DCS 105 RByte Slides
    This slide deck is a mix of in-class participation and coding activities which aims to formalize understanding of code.

    Keywords: RIntroductorybatescolabDCS 105Calling Bullshit

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    Spreading seeds: How can a better understanding of seed dispersal improve tropical forest restoration?
    Learn about seed dispersal by animals and how this ecological process can be harnessed to facilitate forest recovery through a forest restoration experiment in Costa Rica. Apply what you learn to a...

    Keywords: conservationRestorationtropical forestsbiodiversity lossSeed dispersal

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    Pennies to The Moon Data Byte Series
    This series of Rbyte activities explores the concept of debunking using Fermi Estimation, R, and ChatGPT.

    Keywords: RprogrammingOpen SourceOpen Sciencedata literacycalling bullProgramming practiceFermi EstimationChatGPTGoogle CoLab

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    Marsh Madness: Using Video Games and a Case Study to Explore Food Webs and Ecosystem Services in Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve
    As the complexity and interconnectedness of our world increases, we are continually expected to be capable of complex, non-linear thinking in order to successfully tackle and solve the challenges...

    Keywords: food webssystems thinkingGame Based LearningEcosystem Servicessocio-ecological networks

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    A Momentum-First Approach to Newton’s Second Law
    Students frequently struggle with seeing the connection between forces and motion in introductory physics. This lesson is part of a combined momentum and kinematics unit that first teaches...

    Keywords: group workMomentumNewton's Laws

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    ELE Calling Bull slides Feb 2024
    These are the slides for a talk given by Dr. Carrie Diaz Eaton about teaching Calling Bull. The talk was hosted by Every Learner Everywhere on February 9, 2024.

    Keywords: RStudioquantitative literacyinformation literacydata literacyScience and societyethicsFigure of the Daycalling bulldata vizracismcritiqueIntersectionalitycolab

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    The Flight Physics Concept Inventory: Reliably Evaluating Aerodynamic Lift, Drag and Associated (Naïve) Concepts of Flight in Class and In-Game
    Students often struggle to transfer conceptual understanding from isolated instruction to a coherent mental model. This is especially true for the context of flight physics, fluid dynamics, or the...

    Keywords: active learninggamificationmisconceptionsaerodynamicsfluid dynamicsResearch-based assessment instrumentConceptual SurveyPRE-/POST-test

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    Defining and Understanding Pathogenic Disease: An Engaging Activity that Connects Students' Lived Experiences with their Academic Studies
    Contagious diseases are unavoidable realities of life. Thus, understanding pathogens and their respective diseases is important in many biological subfields including evolution, ecology, health...

    Keywords: infectious diseasePathogenspathogenic disease

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    Three Research-Based Quantitative Reasoning Modules for Introductory Organismal Biology Laboratories
    We have designed three laboratory modules for an introductory organismal biology course with an emphasis on quantitative reasoning and data analysis skills. Module 1 tests for dimorphism in...

    Keywords: allometryplantsAnatomytranspirationdimorphisminvertebrate biologyarthropodsplatyhelminths

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    The Three Sisters of Agriculture: An Active Learning Activity on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
    This active learning exercise introduces students to the plant microbiome and the contributions that bacteria make to plant growth and food production. The Three Sisters are an ancient indigenous...

    Keywords: SymbiosisPlant microbiomeNitrogen fixationNutritional content of foodElectron flowSociety impact of microorganisms

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