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    Math Skills in Biology Education: A Principles Focused Evaluation (PF-E) of Community College Faculty Needs
    Poster on math skill instruction in community colleges presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: mathcommunity colleges2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

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    An Investigation of Island Biogeography using Data from Online Natural History Collections
    Module on coevolution in which students utilize natural history collections. Initial module by AIM-UP was modified by BLUE

    Keywords: moduleQuerying databasesThe Analysis of Biological DataResources @ AIM-UP!Island biogeographynatural history collection

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    Population Bottlenecks: Heterozygosity vs. Allelic Diversity
    This module introduces heterozygosity and allelic diversity in the context of understanding population bottlenecks. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: Ratiosexponential equationsAlgebraGenetics and Evolution

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    Plasmodium Problem Space
    This problem space brings together diverse resources with the goal of helping biology teachers and learners engage in research investigations.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsproblem spacesNIBLSERNAseqmalariaplasmodium

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    Taking a Second Look: Investigating Biology with Visual Datasets
    An article exploring the use of visual datasets as an educational aid for biology students.

    Keywords: Evolutionpedagogyclassificationphylogenyvisual learningResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Ripped from the Headlines! Creating Case Studies from Primary Literature.
    Poster on using case studies developed from primary literature presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: case studyprimary literatureSummer Workshop 2018

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    Teaching Selection Mechanisms to 9th Graders using "Are You My Species?" Data Nugget
    Teaching notes related to the use the of Data Nugget "Are You My Species?" to teach mechanisms of selection and quantitative skills in a 9th grade Biology classroom.

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologyonlinequantitative skillssexual selectionSelectionDifferentiated Instruction

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    Winter Is Coming Data Nugget for AP Biology Big Ideas
    This Data Nugget is a differentiated classroom resource focusing on how a plant species fitness is affected by different climates.

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologyonlinequantitative skillsAP BiologyDual Enrollment Science with High Schools

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    Modernizing Statistics Education via Biology Applications
    Part of the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: statisticsEvolutiondata analysiscourse

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    A BioGraphy of Life: How Graph Theory Makes Mathematics Recognizable, Relevant, and Research-Rich in Biology Education
    Presentation given at the 2106 SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education on graph theory.

    Keywords: graph theory

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    Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century," authored by Daniel R. Taub and Gillian S. Graham in 2011.

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryfmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    Using a long-term data set from Ohio to analyze climate change and it’s impacts on phenology and ecological interactions
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America,"...

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryfmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity Length1 Hour

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    Demography from “virtual” cemeteries
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Demography from physical cemeteries, “virtual cemeteries,” and census data" authored by Janet Lanza in 2012.

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryfmnLectureData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America
    This is an FMN participant supplement for the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America," authored...

    Keywords: ecologyLabEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    1988-Michael_Intriligator-Dagobert_Brito-A_Predator-Prey_Model_of_Guerrilla_Warfare
    The purpose of this paper is to analyze guerrilla warfare by means of a dynamic model. The model suggests specific paths for the evolution of such ward and how such wars might be fought or combatted.

    Keywords: simulationguerilla warfarewarfarecombat

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    Discovering biodiversity in Honduras with TJ Firneno
    TJ talks to us about the different types of biodiversity, why they are important, and about his research involving the discovery of a new species of microhylid in Honduras! If you or your students...

    Keywords: geneticsmorphologyBiodiversitytaxonomyamphibians

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    Using drones for conservation work with Eben Broadbent
    Eben N. Broadbent, PhD, is an assistant professor of forest ecology & geomatics in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida, with a PhD in Biology (Ecology &...

    Keywords: ecologyconservation ecologydronesspatial ecology

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    When did I lose my legs? A limbless lizard tale
    Using oVERT project models students examine examples of extant traditional lizards, snakes and limbless lizards and create phylogenies based on trait and genetic data.

    Keywords: phylogeneticsevolutionary biologyHerpetologynatural history collections3D models#NGSSdigitized natural history collectionsoVertConvergent Evolution

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    Using Data Science Skills and Digitized Natural History Collections Data to Investigate Ecological and Evolutionary Principles in Introductory Biology Courses
    Session presentation Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education project at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: data sciencenatural history collections2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer WorkshopBLUEdigitized natural history collections

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    ModelSim Population Biology Unit
    This resource provides rich student modeling activities and materials, teacher resources, and much more, in the realm of agent based models applied to population biology.

    Keywords: modelingsimulationmoduleEvolutioncase studycurriculumagent-based modelpopulation modeldemonstrationin-class activityPresentation

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