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    DNA Barcoding & Biodiversity databases
    This resource pairs DNA barcoding databases with Biodiversity databases. Students collect their insect specimens in the field and use BLAST and BOLD to identify their species. They then use...
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    Introduction to Growth Mindset - Teaching Notes - Boersma
    Teaching notes from my use of BIOMAAP Growth Mindset teaching materials in my 300 level Ecology class for majors.

    Keywords: growth mindsetmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Modeling: A Primer - The crafty art of making, exploring, extending, transforming, tweaking, bending, disassembling, questioning, and breaking models
    Explore how to use, analyze, and criticize some important and historically influential models in biology in this text only module.

    Keywords: modelingsimulationmoduleResources @ BioQUESTtextbookmodulesmathematical modeling

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    Effects of Laptop Use on Student Learning
    Resource from the 2015 BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: classroomcurriculumlecture slidescourselaptopstudent learningsyllabusin-class activity

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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 2 - Autofill Data, Cell References, and Standard Deviation
    Generate a table with autofill, and use absolute cell reference to calculate variance and standard deviation.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific MethodologyHigh School

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    Pesticides in My Smoothie Bowl?
    Teaching resources, especially active learning pedagogy, are scarce for toxicology compared to what is available for other disciplines. Ecological and human health risk assessment are...

    Keywords: data analysistoxicologychemical toxicityecological risk assessmenthuman risk assessmentpesticide

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    Data, Distributions, and Hypotheses: Exploring Diversity and Disturbance in the Tallgrass Prairie
    Proper hypothesis generation, data handling, graphing, and communication are essential skills that undergraduate majors in biology are expected to master. However, students rarely get hands-on...

    Keywords: Quantitative reasoningRestoration EcologyScience process skillstall grass prairie ecosystem

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    Using Musical Instruments to Model Negative Feedback in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Target Gland Axes
    Homeostasis and negative feedback are crucial, yet difficult, concepts for undergraduates, particularly in the context of the hypothalamo-pituitary axes. This interactive activity was designed to...

    Keywords: cell-cell communicationhomeostasisnegative feedback

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    Quantitative Reasoning Heatmap Assessment - Google Docs
    This tool for formative assessment provides a mostly anonymous way for students to consider their confidence with a variety of skills related to quantitative reasoning in biology. The product of...

    Keywords: Quantitative reasoningassessmentsmetacognitive

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    Earth Analytics in Python Course
    Earth analytics is an intermediate, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata scienceearth sciencepythonpermafrostremote sensingfloodsGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Earth Analytics in R Course
    Earth analytics is an advanced, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of...

    Keywords: data analysisdatadata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth scienceR programming languageremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Exam Reflective Writing Activities (4 different prompts)
    This is an extended version of Reflective Writing activities to use before 4 different exams.

    Keywords: reflective writing

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    Answer Checking
    This activity provides students with a set of strategies they can use to check their own answers in their biology and other courses. Students practice the answer checking strategies on a series of...

    Keywords: math attitudesanswer checkingResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Open science, open data, open source projects for undergraduate research experiences
    Resource from the 2015 BioQUEST Summer Workshop
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    Learning Quantitative Genetics: Investigation of Genetic Control for Cold Stress Response in Plants
    Course-embedded undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for students have been shown to increase students’ understanding of the process of science, affirm their scientific identity, and...

    Keywords: data analysisrecombinationplantsquantitative geneticsabiotic stress responsegenetic control of complex traitsinheritance of complex traits

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    Cell Signaling Pathways - a Case Study Approach
    Signaling and gene expression are fundamental to cell biology and developmental biology. Although these topics are highly interrelated, they typically appear in separate units in a course. We use a...

    Keywords: signal transductiongene expressionCell communicationgenetic disordersregulation of enzyme activity

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    Documenting teaching scholarship among undergraduate biology educators using OER
    Poster on the use, adaptation, and reuse of Open Educational Resources within the QUBES community at OpenEd 2018

    Keywords: QUBESadaptationfmnOpenEdteaching scholarship

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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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    Understanding the Importance of Microtubules in Normal Cell Division: Chemotherapy Connection
    In introductory courses, students learn about microtubules as important structures but may not engage in a hands-on experience to localize microtubules themselves or to learn about their connection...

    Keywords: cancerCell DivisionimmunofluorescenceMicrotubulesAntibodies

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    Exploring Miracle Fruit: An Undergraduate Laboratory Exercise on Experimental Design
    In recent years, undergraduate biology and biochemistry curricula have seen an increase in the use of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). CUREs maximize potential student gains...

    Keywords: sensory systemspHProtein shapeTaste

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