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    2011-Mandal-EtAl-Mathematical models of malaria
    The first aim of this article is to develop, starting from the basic models, a hierarchical structure of a range of deterministic models of different levels of complexity. The second is to...

    Keywords: epidemiologytransmissionhost-parasitemalariaRoss model

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    Human population growth case study
    A case study on human population growth that includes Human-Environment Interactions (HEI) from the Ecological Society of America's 4 dimensional ecology teaching framework. Meant to be used in...

    Keywords: exponential growthlogistic growthhuman-environmental interactions

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    2015-The European Bioinformatics Institute-BioModels Database
    BioModels Database is a repository of computational models of biological processes. Models described from literature are manually curated and enriched with cross-references.

    Keywords: computational biologyBioModels Databasebio databaselife science experiments

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    Human Evolution for Secondary and College Students
    This module is made up of four concepts. The goal of the first concept is to elicit an understanding of primate relatedness, phylogeny, and how specific characteristics are beneficial for life in...

    Keywords: fossilsprimatesevolutionary biologyhominin evolutionhuman biologyGeneral Biology

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    1-079-HomeHeating-ModelingScenario
    This project concerns using Newton's Law of Cooling to model the heating of a house. In particular, if one is going away for awhile, is it more economical to leave a house at a desired temperature...

    Keywords: Optimal Control TheorytemperatureheatfurnaceNewton's Law of Coolinghome heatingspecific heat

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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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    BIRDD Presentation at NABT November 2021
    This publication captures parts of the BIRDD workshop at NABT in November 2021. It contains the workshop slides and links to two hands-on BIRDD activities.

    Keywords: EvolutionGalapagos

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    Ethics of Metabolic engineering
    This is an ethical reflection for students on an issue in metabolic engineering and the potential for "home-brew" morphine. The case study asks students to reflect on material in the linked...

    Keywords: biostatisticsstatistical analysisavian malariaSummer Workshop 2018

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    Using IF-AT (Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique) Forms for Collaborative Activities
    Presentation on IF-AT Forms at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Plant Defenses and Bioprospecting Mini-case Study
    This narrative mini-case study for use in undergraduate ecology courses reviews plant defense theory within the context of bioprospecting. Students learn about factors affecting plant defenses and...
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    Do urban yards serve as a refuge for native land snail species?
    This module contains a series of take-home activities to prepare students to analyze their own dataset collected in lab.

    Keywords: urban ecosystemsrefugia from habitat lossgroup homework

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    An Introduction to the R Programming Environment
    An online module introducing students and biologists to R, published in American Phytopathological Society

    Keywords: epidemiologyRecologyR programming languagebioinformaticsprogrammingplant biologyNIBLSEplant pathology

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    Investigating the Ecology of West Nile Virus in the United States
    TIEE Module- How do biotic and abiotic environmental factors explain the historic, present, and future prevalence and range of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the US?
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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 1 -- Formulae, Functions, and Averages | HHMI BioInteractive
    This introduction to spreadsheet programs describes the basic organization of a worksheet, how to organize and format your data, how to perform simple mathematical calculations, how to use built-in...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractivesummary statisticsScientific ProcessScientific MethodologyHigh School

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    2015-Peter_Cumber-Waggling pendulums and visualization in mechanics
    This article describes an equation of motion for a waggling pendulum.

    Keywords: resonanceinverted pendulummechanicsdamped pendulum

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    2004-Aldo_Rescigno-On the use of pharmacokinetic models
    In this paper I will define in a simple and logical way a set of useful pharmacokinetic parameters and show how their estimation depends on the assumed model.

    Keywords: compartmentsteady statepharmacokineticsvolume distribution

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    Backyard Beetles + Pollinators: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project
    Students observe insect pollinators and other floral visitors in their backyards, or campus, or nearby natural areas to describe plant-pollinator networks and assess how the assemblages from their...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Cross-Scale Interactions (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore new modeling and computing tools while learning fundamental concepts about how lake phytoplankton blooms occur through cross-scale interactions.

    Keywords: modelingProject EDDIE

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    Climate Change Effects on Lake Temperatures (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore new modeling and computing tools while learning fundamental concepts about how climate change will affect lakes

    Keywords: climate changeProject EDDIElakes

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    Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century (Abstract) | TIEE
    Module for practice included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEassessmentclimate changeglobal changeabiotic environment

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