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
    Developing Data Literacy Skills and Connecting the Student Experience in the Classroom to the Community Through Biodiversity Projects
    Undergraduate education and long-term science literacy are enhanced by integrating data projects with public datasets and creating analysis summaries. Underutilized public datasets are often...

    Keywords: species richnessBiodiversitydisturbanceHabitat rangePopulation abundance

    2662

    views

    502

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring Species Interactions with "Snapshot Serengeti"
    Authentic learning experiences are a valuable way for students to gain an in-depth understanding of the scientific process. However, implementing such experiences in large enrollment courses can be...

    Keywords: ecologyspecies interactionscitizen scienceCommunity Ecologyanimal behaviorScience Communicationmigrationanimal activityspecies distribution

    2614

    views

    825

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    What is Speciation, How Does It Occur, and Why Is It Important for Conservation?
    Speciation provides a framework for classifying biodiversity on Earth and is a central concept in evolutionary biology. To help undergraduate students learn about speciation, we designed a...

    Keywords: EvolutionconservationGenetic DriftSpeciationNatural SelectionBiological species conceptgene flowMorphological species conceptPhylogenetic species concept

    3922

    views

    1133

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Fruit Fly Genetics in a Day: A Guided Exploration to Help Many Large Sections of Beginning Students Uncover the Secrets of Sex-linked Inheritance
    Moving beyond the basic concepts of autosomal Mendelian inheritance to sex-linkage can be difficult for introductory biology students. Although crosses with Drosophila fruit flies have long been a...

    Keywords: Mendelian Geneticsfruit fly biologysex-linked inheritance

    2913

    views

    865

    downloads

    1

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" module
    This module is a modification of the Beckstead et al. module in TIEE Volume 7. It includes a meta-cognition based model and self reflection, no statistics, and is organized to be done in 1-2...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1642

    views

    1171

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Investigating the Ecology of Mosquitoes and Birds in Hawaii
    Examining biotic and abiotic environmental factors explain the historic, present, and future prevalence and range of avian malaria in Hawaii. The activity also asks how this affects local...

    Keywords: data analysisintroductory biologyInvasive SpeciesbirdsHawaii County

    1396

    views

    967

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    pptx presentation & partially filled out student proposal worksheet

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1311

    views

    590

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data using R
    The purpose of this modification was to take the analyses that were done in Excel and have the students perform them using R. Students were not given any R code for this activity, as R code was...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studyR programming languagepopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologyggplot2

    1423

    views

    1283

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them
    5E lesson plan for middle/high school aligned to NGSS standards.

    Keywords: conservationspecies interactionsidigbionatural historyBiodiversityendangered species

    1616

    views

    562

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Bald Eagle Module Introductory Powerpoint and Lab Report Rubric
    Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data." This is a product of the 2016 Faculty Mentoring Network, Data Discovery

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEassessmentpopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologyPresentation

    1180

    views

    406

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Globally endangered sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: A Focus on Scientific Analysis
    in this exercise students will make suggestions for designing a comprehensive research program, use survey data, critically analyze results, and devise methods for study.

    Keywords: case study

    1421

    views

    312

    downloads

    0

    comments

    2

    adaptations

    Managing Prairie Dogs for Ferret Reintroduction
    This case study explores the ecological relationship between black-tailed prairie dogs and black-footed ferrets.

    Keywords: case studysocio-environmental data

    1516

    views

    267

    downloads

    0

    comments

    2

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7 Students will identify dependent and independent variables, create graphs of dependent variables plotted against...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecologybald eagle

    1285

    views

    759

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exercise on "Globally endangered sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: A Focus on Scientific Analysis"
    This data-driven endangered sea turtle exercise adapted from http://qubeshub.org was developed for undergraduate students in an online non-majors biology course as a final small group project.

    Keywords: Resource Type

    1106

    views

    953

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1724

    views

    895

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1578

    views

    465

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Exploring long-term population data through graphical and statistical means Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1538

    views

    673

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Globally endangered sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: A Focus on Scientific Analysis
    Based on the sea turtle case, students will (1) work on a worksheet by analyzing existing survey data, (2) conduct a literature review of two relevant research, and (3) draft a proposal for a...

    Keywords: sea turtle conservationliterature reviewResearch methodsProposal writingPalmyra Atoll

    1992

    views

    1012

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    Practice module included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEcase studypopulation ecologyendangered speciesconservation biologymigration ecology

    1814

    views

    285

    downloads

    0

    comments

    13

    adaptations

    Close

    Home

    Search