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    Reflective Writing - 2-page handout & Teaching Notes
    This activity introduces the research showing a benefit of reflective writing, and then uses a modified version of the prompt from Park et al. to provide practice. Includes Teaching Notes.

    Keywords: writingreflective writingmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Answer Checking - Teaching Notes
    I used this resource as-is. Included are my teaching notes. / This activity provides students with a set of strategies they can use to check their own answers. Students practice the answer checking...

    Keywords: math attitudesanswer checkingResources @ BIOMAAP

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    When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?
    Students will learn about infectious disease and the immune response to infection by investigating different types of tests (PCR, antigen, and antibody tests) to detect the SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic...

    Keywords: geneticsVision and Changeintroductory biologyinfectious diseasemolecular biologycore competenciesRT-PCRviruscore conceptsnon-majors biologySARS-CoV-2antibodyAntigenImmunoReachmolecular DiagnosticsCOVID-19 transmission

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    Leaping Lemur Life History
    This interrupted case study is intended for use in lower-division biology or ecology courses to complement the SimUText (SimBio) Life History chapter. Students practice calculating life history...
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    Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Data Analysis - Draft (1)
    Students will be able to analyze real data to review basic statistics. Students will be able to work as a group to determine the best way to present their data.
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    Stem Cells in Planaria Regeneration and Wound Healing
    Discussion questions to help guide students examining a graph of number of mitoses vs time for planaria injured or had amputations of their tails.

    Keywords: Stem cellsregenerationplanaria

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    Conservation and ethics of using synthetic genetics
    This contains teaching material - powerpoints and handouts that can be adapted for lectures and/or discussion groups.
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    Reflective Writing Prompt
    This activity introduces the research showing a benefit of reflective writing, and then uses a modified version of the prompt from Park et al. to provide practice.

    Keywords: writingreflective writingmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Introduction to Growth Mindset - Teaching Notes
    I used this resource as-is. Included are my teaching notes.
 This module introduces students to the research supporting ‘growth mindset,’ the idea that you can increase your brainpower and...

    Keywords: growth mindsetmetacognitionmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Reflective Writing Adapted for Non-Majors
    This activity introduces the research showing a benefit of reflective writing, and then uses a modified version of the prompt from Park et al. to provide practice. The prompts have been modified...

    Keywords: writingreflective writingmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Reflective Writing
    This activity introduces the research showing a benefit of reflective writing, and then uses a modified version of the prompt from Park et al. to provide practice.

    Keywords: writingreflective writingmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Circle Train Problem TCM 2018_Hernandez.pdf - Google Drive
    In this math modeling lesson, students build mathematical models for the horizontal and vertical position of a train moving along a circular track. The math topics includes transformations of...

    Keywords: mathematical modelTrigonometryPrecalculusdata collectionLoggerProtransformation of functionsparametric equations

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    Data Nugget- City Parks and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Camera Trap Assignment
    The Data Nugget- City Parks module was used in a sophomore-junior level undergraduate wildlife management techniques course (with lab) in Fall 2017. Modifications were made to the original Data...

    Keywords: species richnessspecies diversityResource Typecamera trap

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    Visits to the writing center and office hours provide students structured reflection and low-stakes feedback on scientific writing in an Introductory Biology course
    Effective written communication of scientific concepts is a critical, but difficult skill for undergraduate STEM majors to acquire. Oftentimes, the grades of lab reports are negatively impacted by...

    Keywords: scientific writingwater qualityanalysis of results

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    CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum
    Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbioinformaticsBiodiversityprocess of sciencetaxonomyPCRDNADNA sequencegel electrophoresis

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    Teaching Thermal Physiology of Reptiles and Amphibians to Undergraduate Students
    This module contains materials and activities for teaching undergraduate students about the thermal physiology of reptiles and amphibians. The module begins with an interactive lecture introducing...

    Keywords: animalecologyconservationclimate changeHerpetologyUndergraduatephysiologyTemperature ChangeAmphibans and ReptilestemperatureMetabolismsnakesdigestive systemreptileslizardcrticial thermal maximumthermoregulation

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    Malawian Aquaculture Pond Ecosystem Challenge
    This case study challenges students to design a pond that will provide supplemental food security to a rural Malawian village. In the process they apply concepts of primary and secondary...
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    Climate Change Connections
    This module is composed of three related activities that introduce students to climate change's complexity from a conceptual standpoint. In the first activity, students work in small groups to...

    Keywords: interdisciplinaryclimate changeconcept mapping

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    Maintenance of Phenotypic Polymorphism and a Scientist Spotlight Featuring Dr. Swanne Gordon
    In this lesson students interpret graphical evidence of frequency-dependent selection in the wood tiger moth, then make long-term evolutionary predictions. They then read and reflect on an...
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    Climate Drivers of Phenology (Project EDDIE)
    This activity explores the question: which species will be most affected by temperature changes, and how will changes in the phenology of one species affect its interaction with others as the...
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