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    3-041-UpDown-ModelingScenario
    Shoot a projectile straight up in the air. Determine maximum height the projectile will go. Consider time T(a) (0 < a < 1) it takes between when the projectile passes distance a.H going up and...

    Keywords: gravityprojectile motionfalling bodymaximum heightftiming

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    6-018-ExploringSIRModel-ModelingScenario
    Students will transform, solve, and interpret Susceptible Infected Recovered (SIR) models using systems of differential equation models. The project is progressively divided into three parts to...

    Keywords: population dynamicssensitivitydiseaseSIR modelsepidemicrumors

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    Sustainability Metrics (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will use an analytical framework with publicly available data to formulate questions, analyze data, and report metrics of sustainability.

    Keywords: World Geography

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    1-109-EmployeeAttrition-ModelingScenario
    This scenario models the loss of employees and the employer's attempt to retain them through stock options. It most naturally is solved with a first-order linear decay model with two populations.

    Keywords: populationlinear growthdecayemployeeattrition

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    Webinar: Getting Started with QUBES Educational Library Resources - YouTube
    Follow the link to the webinar video, "Getting Started with QUBES Educational Library Resources". This webinar is intended to help individuals find and use STEM education resources available on the...

    Keywords: webinar

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    Mystery box puzzle for model based reasoning
    This is a computer based problem solving activity that I use to engage introductory biology students with discussions about model based reasoning.

    Keywords: Model Based ReasoningScientific reasoningpuzzle

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    Findings from spring 2021 EDSIN community member interviews
    During May and June 2021, CSCCE staff conducted nine 45-minute interviews with members of the EDSIN community with the goal of ascertaining perceptions about the community and its purpose, and...

    Keywords: EDSINEnvironmental Data Science Inclusion Network

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    Will You Find This Humerus? Homology Lab
    Students will compare and contrast the morphology of vertebrate forelimbs, and will use this knowledge to draw conclusions about their common ancestor and descent with modification.

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologyidigbionatural history collections3D modelsVertebrate MorphologyoVerthomologous structuresWWISE

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    BETTSI - Basic Evolutionary Tree-Thinking Skills Instrument
    A short, multiple choice diagnostic designed to provide instructors with a quick check on students’ understanding of and ability to read and interpret phylogenies.

    Keywords: EvolutionphylogeneticsTree thinking

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    Sustainability Metrics (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will use an analytical framework with publicly available data to formulate questions, analyze data, and report metrics of sustainability.
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    Lichens in Diverse Landscapes: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project
    This project makes use of publicly-available datasets on lichen presence and abundance and wet deposition, paired with geospatial data on air quality, tree canopy cover, and locally collected field...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Lichens in Diverse Landscapes: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project
    This project makes use of publicly-available datasets on lichen presence and abundance and wet deposition, paired with geospatial data on air quality, tree canopy cover, and locally collected field...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    NEON_PDSI
    Users access and manipulate drought data and visualize these data to learn about historical drought patterns.

    Keywords: Palmer Drought Severity Index

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    Sustainability Metrics (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will use an analytical framework with publicly available data to formulate questions, analyze data, and report metrics of sustainability.
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    Lichens in Diverse Landscapes: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project
    This project makes use of publicly-available datasets on lichen presence and abundance and wet deposition, paired with geospatial data on air quality, tree canopy cover, and locally collected field...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    The Ames Test
    Introduction to the Ames Test, published as GSA Learning Resource

    Keywords: geneticsNIBLSEDNAames testassay

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    Team microBIOME Fall 2020 - DIY microbiome analysis
    This is our final team report for this year's BIOME Institute 2020. Learn about what we got up to and what we're planning for Spring 2021. If you want more information on REMNet go...

    Keywords: microbiomeDNA SubwayDIYREMNet microbiomesNephele

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    BS Inventory assignment
    This is a written assignment with a recommended process and grading rubric to go with the BS Inventory assignment on callingbull.org.

    Keywords: data visualizationprojectdata collectiondata vizcreativitymisinformationreal worldbull

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    Intro to Data Types and Graphing Lab
    This is the third lab in an Introductory Physical Geography/Environmental Studies course. It introduces students to different data types (qualitative vs quantitative), basic statistical analyses...
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    Integration of Bioinformatics into Life Science Curricula: Community Development, Dissemination, and Assessment of a NIBLSE Learning Resource
    Big data and computational tools have transformed the way we address biological questions. To prepare undergraduates for tomorrow’s challenges, life science curricula should integrate the...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSELife Science

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