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    Mapping a Mutation to its Gene: The "Fly Lab" as a Modern Research Experience
    Although genetics is an invaluable part of the undergraduate biology curriculum, it can be intimidating to students as well as instructors: Students must reduce their reliance on memorization and...
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    UDL Mapping Activity
    This activity guides faculty through analyzing a resource using the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines.
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    Concept mapping exercise for ecological news story and peer feedback
    This activity is designed for small groups to work together in class to create a concept map based upon an ecological news story. Any short news story can be selected. One is provided here, along...
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    UDL Working Group- BIOME 2022 - Lightning Talk
    UDL Working Group from BIOME 2022's Lightning talk. They discuss what they did over the course of the semester.
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    Putting specimens on the map: An introduction to georeferencing
    Use GEOLocate to assign geographic coordinates to natural history collections specimens
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    The Tentative Nature of Science
    This part focuses on the tentative nature of science
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    Cladistic Analysis Lesson Using Bats
    Phylogenetic analysis can be a challenging concept to grasp for undergraduate biology students. This cladistic analysis lesson utilizes the amazingly diverse Order Chiroptera as a model to...
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    The Power and Limits of Science
    This part focuses on the power and limits of science
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    The Language of Science
    This part focuses on the language of science
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    The Process of Science
    These slides give an overview of the process of science in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Graphing and mapping patterns of air quality in Los Angeles, California through an environmental justice lens.
    Air quality is an environmental issue that impacts everyone in Los Angeles. This activity presents current popular press articles about air pollution and environmental justice and maps and graphs...
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    Spatial Justice, Marginal Populations, and Data Integrity
    Spatial justice refers to the consequential geography of a place where spaces are socially produced. Understanding how spatial injustice is created at different spatial scales is an essential part...
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    Coral Bleaching Mapping Activity
    This is a classroom activity in which students use authentic data to assess the threat of coral bleaching around the world. It supports the 2014 Holiday Lectures on Science video featuring Dr....
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    Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning
    Three resources for faculty interested in an introduction to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
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    RNAseq data analysis using Galaxy
    This is a bioinformatics exercise intended for use in a computer lab setting with life science majors.
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    National Institute for STEM Evaluation and Research (NISER)
    Poster on program evaluation presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
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    Distributions CURE- Exploring Species Distribution Changes and their Drivers
    This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) uses digitized natural history collections data to answer questions about species distributions and their drivers. This inclusive CURE can...
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    A Rapid Genetic Screen Using Wisconsin Fast Plants®: A Hands-On Approach to Inheritance of de novo Mutations
    Some concepts in genetics, such as genetic screens, are complex for students to visualize in a classroom and can be cumbersome to undertake in the laboratory. Typically, very large populations are...
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    Value of Mistakes. Making Mistakes Using R
    This module allows students to frame mistakes and frustrations during their first introduction to R in terms of improved learning and growth mindset.
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    Biobyte 1 - Where are we in the data science landscape?
    This short activity can be used to introduce the NAS Data Science For Undergraduates report's definition of data acumen and engage participants in a self assessment of how they connect with those...
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