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    2013-Herald-EtAl-Simple Climate Models to Illustrate How Bifurcations Can Alter Equilibria and Stability
    While college level science classes now frequently include exposure to climate change issues, not all science majors, math majors and future math K-12 teachers are likely to see climate issues in...

    Keywords: climate changeice capstipping pointbifuircation

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    The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology - Intro Environmental Science
    In this module, students practice interpreting the relationship between variables before exploring changes in butterfly phenology through the use of natural history collections data.

    Keywords: ExcelResources @ ESA - TIEEgraphingquantitative literacyclimate changefmnphenologynatural history collectionsDIGbutterflyinterspecific interactions

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    "Boost your evolution IQ": An evolution misconceptions game
    Students often enter introductory biology courses with misconceptions about evolution. For example, many students believe that traits arise when a species needs them or that evolutionary processes...

    Keywords: Evolutionactive learningNatural Selectiongroup workmisconceptions

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    Understanding Protein Domains: A Modular Approach
    An understanding of protein structure, function, and interaction is central to biochemistry. One angle into this topic is to engage students in considering protein domains as modules that develop...

    Keywords: Protein Structure

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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE. This module was adapted for students using R and RStudio.
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    Using Bioinformatics and Molecular Visualization to Develop Student Hypotheses in a Malate Dehydrogenase Oriented CURE
    Developing student creativity and ability to develop a testable hypothesis represents a significant challenge in most laboratory courses. This lesson demonstrates how students use facets of...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNoncovalent InteractionsEnzyme CatalysisProtein Structure/function

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    Learning the Landscape: An Active and Applied Lesson on Landscape Ecology for General Ecology Courses
    Landscape ecology is an important subtopic of ecology. As a field, it is inherently interdisciplinary and provides opportunities to teach not only content, but transferable ecological and...

    Keywords: landscape ecologyspatial scaleecosystem managementHabitat fragmentation

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    Teaching the Central Dogma Using a Case Study of Genetic Variation in Cystic Fibrosis
    The central dogma of biology is a foundational concept that is traditionally included in genetics curricula at all academic levels. Despite its ubiquitous presence throughout genetics education,...

    Keywords: transcriptioncentral dogmatranslationsequence analysisDNA replicationgenetic variants

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    Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Responses to Global Change," authored by Robert Bohanan, Marianne Krasny, and Adam Welman in 2005.

    Keywords: ecologyfmnData Discovery

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    Furry with a chance of evolution: Exploring genetic drift with tuco-tucos
    Genetic drift is an important mechanism of evolution, yet undergraduates often fail to understand how it leads to evolutionary change due in part to its random nature. This lesson plan describes a...

    Keywords: EvolutionGenetic DriftBottle neckFounder effectRandom evolutionary processes

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    2020-Cline-EtAl-A Vision for Projects Across the Mathematics Curriculum
    We describe a model that incorporates projects at all stages across the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Finally, we provide samples of projects that we have used in selected courses.

    Keywords: projectstechnical writinginterdisciplinary skills

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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    What's in this? Students Deliberate on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Found in Everyday Healthcare Items to Build Democratic Skills
    In helping our students become informed and active members of society, it is necessary that they develop certain skills that will empower them to improve their community and governance. These...

    Keywords: cellEndocrinehormones

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    Climate Change
    This video describes the basic science of climate change. How do we know about climate in the past? What are humans interfering with? How can we make predictions about what will happen in the future?

    Keywords: videosclimate changeScience Forward

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    Redlining and Climate Change
    Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

    Keywords: Connection to Place

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    Blueprint for Accelerating Change in Social Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Curricula
    Collaborative community working on projects associated with social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM undergraduate programs.

    Keywords: Equitysocial justicediversityinclusionSTEM Education reform

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    Trinity-Marshall Island case
    Trinity Washington University-Discovering Planet Earth (ENVS 101- An introductory science course designed for non-science majors, study "Marshall Island" case. Students are split into four groups...

    Keywords: case studyclimate changemarshall island

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    Changes in Lake Ice: Ecosystem Response to Global Change
    Data Set included in included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 3

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEE

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