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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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    The Science Senses
    This video introduces the common thread that runs through the Science Forward course: Sciences Sense.

    Keywords: videosnumber senseScience Forwardscience sense

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    Links to Avida-ED spreadsheets for Active LENS and BioQUEST 2018
    Avida-ED materials and resources for Active LENS and BioQUEST 2018.

    Keywords: avida-edSummer Workshop 2018

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    Cell Collective
    Session presentation on an easy-to-use software, that makes this computational modeling approach accessible to any student and instructor

    Keywords: computational modelSummer Workshop 2018

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    Using CREATE in the Undergraduate Ecology Classroom
    Poster on using the CREATE (Consider, Read, Elucidate the Hypothesis, Analyze and Interpret the Data, and Think of the Next Experiment) approach pioneered in molecular and cellular biology classes...

    Keywords: primary literatureCREATEjournal articlesSummer Workshop 2018

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    Addressing Complex, Emergent Risks in 21st Century Natural-Human Systems
    Presentation on wicked problems in natural-human systems

    Keywords: climate changeSummer Workshop 2018environmental systemsfinancial risksystem of systems

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    Developing hands-on activities linking plankton and computational thinking
    Poster on computational thinking as a method to help address complex problems, create systems, and understand behaviors presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: computational thinkingplanktonSummer Workshop 2018

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    Serenity now! Keep calm and do science with real data in the classroom
    Session on using real data in the classroom with Serenity, a platform-independent browser-based interface to data science tools for the classroom.

    Keywords: data scienceBIRDDtool:serenitySummer Workshop 2018Galapagos

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    Undergraduate Research at Lane Community College
    Session presentation on CURES at Lane Community College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcommunitySummer Workshop 2018CUREs

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    Ripped from the Headlines! Creating Case Studies from Primary Literature.
    Poster on using case studies developed from primary literature presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: case studyprimary literatureSummer Workshop 2018

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    DIG into Data for the Biology Classroom
    Session presentation on ecological data-centric teaching modules at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: teaching with data.DIGSummer Workshop 2018ecological datasets

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    Data Management using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data with Accompanying Lesson on Mark Recapture Analysis
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by estimating small mammal...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONCapture mark-recaptureResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom
    Poster on the National Ecological Observatory Network and using NEON data and resources in your classroom presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: fmnNEONSummer Workshop 2018

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    Passion-Driven Statistics as a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
    Session presentation on passion-driven, project-based experience in statistics at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: statisticsproject based learningCURE

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    Investigating the effects of urbanization on bird biodiversity: Testing three biodiversity hypotheses using citizen science data
    Students generate predictions and test three hypotheses about how biodiversity is affected by urbanization over time using citizen science generated bird count data and land use data from 13...

    Keywords: hypothesis testingBiodiversityurbanizationguided inquiryland useproductivity hypothesisecosystem stress hypothesisintermediate disturbance hypothesis

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    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

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    Painting turtles: an introduction to species distribution modeling in R
    This module uses R software to introduce students to the process of accessing databases and building species distribution models based on occurrence records.

    Keywords: RResources @ ESA - TIEEfmnDIGspecies distributionshabitat suitabilitycooperative learningjigsaw

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    CyVerse Tutorials for NEON Data Science Institute 2018
    Resource for conducting data intensive research on CyVerse
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    Improving Civic and Scientific Literacy through Scaffolded Thematic Classroom Research Experiences
    Poster on encouraging civic and scientific literacy presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: scientific literacyauthentic researchcivic literacySummer Workshop 2018

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    An evolution curriculum designed around understanding the rise and spread of drug-resistant pathogens
    Poster on teaching concepts in evolution and data science skills in an upper level Biology elective at Spelman College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: EvolutionRdata sciencedrug resistanceSummer Workshop 2018

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