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    Escape Zoom!: Reviewing Introductory Evolution Content Using an Escape Room Format
    Reviewing and integrating key concepts and learning goals at the end of a biology course can be overwhelming to students and instructors alike. Often end-of-term review sessions in preparation for...

    Keywords: Evolutionartificial selectionSpeciationextinctionsexual selectionphylogenetic treesmechanisms of evolution

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    A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans
    Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed...

    Keywords: microscopyC. elegansquantitative analysisinquiry-based learninggene expressionRNA interferenceCodon UsageLaboratory Module

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    Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research: Instruction on Plagiarism
    Helping students understand where they should provide citations in research manuscripts is an essential aspect of training them in the responsible and ethical conduct of research. This Lesson...

    Keywords: citationwritingethicsplagiarismparaphrasequote

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    A Modeling Exercise in Sexual Selection using a Student-Created Bird Species
    Evolution-centered lessons at the undergraduate level can often be jargon-heavy, propagate misconceptions if taught ineffectively, and be uninteresting to students who may not see the relevancy of...

    Keywords: Evolutionfitnesssexual selectionNatural Selectionintersexual selectionmate choice

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.2 Issue 1 - Spring 2021
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 2 - Issue 1 - Spring 2021...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    Promoting Academic Success of Economically Disadvantaged, STEM-Interested, First- and Second-Year Undergraduate Students via the ACCESS in STEM Program at University of Washington Tacoma
    At the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT), a public, predominantly undergraduate, minority-serving institution (Asian-American, Native American, Pacific Islander, AANAPISI), the Achieving Change...

    Keywords: course based undergraduate research experiencesNSF S-STEMStudent mentoring

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 4 - Fall 2020
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 4 - Fall 2020...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 3 - Fall 2020
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 3 - Fall 2020...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 2 - Fall 2020 v.1.0
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 2 - Fall 2020...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    6-001-Epidemic-ModelingScenario
    This paper presents real-world data, a problem statement, and discussion of a common approach to modeling that data, including student responses. In particular, we provide time-series data on the...

    Keywords: datadifference equationsparameter estimationcontinuousepidemicdiscreteboarding school

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    Sequences and Properties of Gluten Proteins From Different Grains: A Virtual-Friendly Protein Laboratory
    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced much university instruction into virtual modes. As a result, many laboratory courses have either dropped content altogether or replaced hands-on activities with...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionProtein sequenceintermolecular forcesBiomacromolecules

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    Measuring Size and Area of Digitized Specimens using ImageJ
    Use ImageJ to analyze morphological characters in digital images of natural history specimens. Skills are transferable to many organisms and other morphological measurements.

    Keywords: ImageJnatural history collectionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)digitized natural history collections

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    Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models Through Interviews and Constructing Slide Decks on Researchers’ Research and Life Experiences
    To maintain recruitment and retention, biology teachers face the challenge of finding relatable role models for their students. Our ever-increasing scientific knowledge has been facilitated by...

    Keywords: researchdiversityinclusionScientific ProcessRepresentationScientistRole Models

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    QB@CC: An interdisciplinary network model for developing and disseminating OER to support pedagogical change
    Presentation given at the Northeast OER Summer 2022 We describe the interdisciplinary network that has been developing and sharing quantitative skills-based OER in biological sciences. The...

    Keywords: Resources @ BioQUESTqbccNortheast OER Summit

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    Linking Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis to Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation
    Traditional Ecological Knowledge is based on deep understanding of systems from observations made over hundreds to thousands of years. This resource connects Traditional Ecological Knowledge to...

    Keywords: climate changeenvironmental justiceintermediate disturbance hypothesisTraditional ecological knowledge

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 1 - Fall 2020
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 1 - Fall 2020...
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    Designing Strategies to Promote Diversity and Equity with a Campus Climate Survey
    Institutions of higher education are increasingly looking for strategies to assess diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). An alumni survey is a valuable tool for identifying actionable strategies...

    Keywords: EquitydiversityracismSexismcampus climate

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    1-165-FlushToilet-ModelingScenario
    This activity analyzes the spread of a technological innovation using the Bass Model from Economics. The equation is a first-order, two-parameter separable equation and the solution has a...

    Keywords: juliaDiffusioninnovationrate of innovationBass modelSolver

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    3-064-GearTrain-ModelingScenario
    Students model an input-output mechanical system of gears with a second order, non-homogeneous, ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients. The model incorporates friction and...

    Keywords: frictiongearspur geargear traintorquegear ratioangular accelerationangular velocitymoment of inertiadouble reduction gear

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    6-007-FunctionsAndDerivativesInSIRModels-ModelingScenario
    Given a system of differential equations, how do the solution graphs compare with the graphs of the differential equations? Students tackle this question using SIR models for well-known infectious...

    Keywords: epidemiologyspecies interactionsderivativesvisualizationinfectionSIR modelsLaw of Mass Action

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