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    Osmosis: Determination of the rate of osmosis and the isotonic concentration
    This module contains exercises designed to help students understand how solute concentrations affect the direction and rate of osmosis. Students are given different scenarios to predict the...

    Keywords: introductory biologyQuantitative reasoninginterdisciplinarycell functionOsmosisNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsC6. Quantitative LanguageC1. NumeracyC5. Logic and Algorithms

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    Unveiling Lizard Evolution: Graphical Insights into Behavioral Ecology in the Era of Climate Change
    This lesson targets entry-level undergraduate students to enhance their proficiency in comprehending and interpreting scientific graphs. The lesson incorporates group discussions centered around...

    Keywords: evolutionary ecologygraph interpretationfmnBioGraphIrepresentation in STEM

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    How We Help: Human elements of restoration ecology
    In this lesson, students recall the basics of restoration ecology, interpret and predict several graphs that explain restoration manager characteristics, and reflect on an interview with...

    Keywords: graph interpretationEcosystem Ecologyfmnconservation biologydata literacyinvasive plantsLGBTQRestoration Ecologyriparian ecologyNatural Resource ManagementBioGraphIrepresentation in STEM

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    ImmunoReach: Incorporating Immunology into the Curriculum to Promote Interdisciplinary Science Education (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    This is an interdisciplinary faculty community of practice, that connects immunology educators with faculty in other biology disciplines, with an intention to increase access to concept-focused...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    From Nano to Life: Interpreting graphs from Nanopore sequencing of bacterial genomes
    In this lesson, learners meet several scientists working on sustainable ways of recycling discarded electronics. Through an interactive H5P activity, participants watch videos and complete a series...

    Keywords: graph interpretationfmnNanoporeRepresentationBioGraphIrepresentation in STEMNanopore sequencing

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    1967-Israelsson- Johnsson-Circumnutations In Helianthus Annuus
    A theory is given for circumnutations in plants, especially hypocotyls of Helianthus annuus, which were used as experimental material.

    Keywords: plantoscillationdelaycircumnutationturning

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    The Correlation Between SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater and Rising COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, in Los Angeles California
    The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly impacted everyone around the globe. In 2020, many countries entered into a lockdown, transforming daily lifestyles into isolation. The SARS-CoV-2...

    Keywords: RNASARS-CoV-2wastewater

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    Conserving Water in a Time of Climate Change: What are the Benefits of Using Greywater on Household Gardens
    We were curious if there would be any simple way to decrease water use in communities because of the ongoing drought in California. To do this, we would use three different types of greywater,...

    Keywords: conservationclimate changewater resources

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    Gratitude Interventions in a Biology Course to Foster Student Persistence and Success
    College students are experiencing a mental health crisis, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is problematic because stress and anxiety impede learning. One way to...

    Keywords: mental healthgratitudepositive psychologydegree commitment

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    The Genomics Education Partnership: Democratizing Genomics Research Experiences Nationwide
    This poster provides a general overview of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), and information on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts are outlined in the accompanying video.

    Keywords: course-based undergraduate research experienceBioinformatics and Genomicsgenomics teaching and CUREsdiversity equity and inclusion

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    The Mathematics of Voting Systems: Plurality, Runoff and Ranked Choice
    In this five-day interdisciplinary math and social studies unit, students use math to create informed opinions about the three most common voting systems in the United States: plurality, runoff and...

    Keywords: mathematicsInterdisciplinary STEMInterdisciplinary Mathematics Educationinterdisciplinary math educationvoting

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    OER For CURE Development BIOME 2021 Lightning Talk - YouTube
    Members of the Ciliate Genomics Consortium (CGG) formed a fall working group to brainstorm how to convert existing Course-based Undergraduate Research (CURE) curriculum modules, which have been...

    Keywords: CUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)STEM CUREs

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    Creating ownership through creative writing: Advice columns as term papers in an upper-level Animal Behavior course
    Poster on taking a creative writing approach to traditional term papers. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: writinganimal behaviorscience writing2021 BIOMEcreative writing

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    Best Practices and Recommendations for Designing Activities for Highlighting Diverse Scientists Through Quantitative Skill Development
    Poster on best practices to guide the design of quantitative skill-based learning activities that help create an inclusive environment. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: quantitative skillsinclusive learning designscientist spotlights2021 BIOMEscientific worldviews

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    Coyote Habituation and a Scientist Spotlight on Dr. Christopher Schell
    Dr. Christopher Schell is an ecologist who uses a variety of techniques to study mammalian carnivores in urban areas. This scientist spotlight uses graphs from his study on parental habituation to...

    Keywords: conservation ecologyanimal behaviorurban ecologyInterpreting GraphsBLACK SCIENTISTS IN STEMcoyotes

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    Designing an Anti-Racist Syllabus
    The Alliance for the Black Community (ABC) developed a workshop to help faculty at California State University East Bay redesign their syllabi to incorporate anti-racist pedagogical practices.

    Keywords: teaching resourceundergraduate educationteaching philosophyUndergraduate STEM educationdiversity equity and inclusioncourse syllabus designAnti-racist practicesanti-racist pedagogy

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    Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges: Building a Community of Biology and Math Faculty to Develop and Disseminate Open Educational Resources
    This is a poster presented at the SABER West 2020 conference. We introduced the grant's goals and objectives, described the leadership team and disseminated the information about the first network...

    Keywords: community collegesquantitative biologyinterdisciplinaryCommunities of Practicebiology and math

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    Genome Sequence Data in R using Biostrings (Swirl Lesson)
    By the end of this lesson, students should be able to load FASTA files into R as DNAStringSets and use width() and alphabetFrequency(), combined with other functions like sum() and mean(), to...

    Keywords: R programming languagecourse-based undergraduate research experienceBioinformatics and GenomicsCURECUREscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)STEM CUREsComparative genomicsBioconductor

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    Natural history collections data and Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE)
    Presentation made by Elizabeth Ellwood et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Enabling authentic ecological inquiries using research data and imageries in large classrooms
    Presentation made by Ben Wu et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America annual...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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