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    Morphological and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity
    In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological and molecular data, and compare.

    Keywords: morphologyphylogenylaboratoryplantsdiversitymolecular analysis

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    Staying Alive: Extinction Risk: Introduction to Extinction and Extinction Bias
    Data driven curriculum module from Dryad Digital Repository

    Keywords: ecologydata analysisconservationgraphingResources @ Dryadextinctionmacroevolution

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    EREN PFPP Species Composition Curriculum Module with Data
    In this lab, students will learn foundational concepts of forest community dynamics and apply quantitative skills to data analysis and interpretation activities. Students will use tree plot data...

    Keywords: forest ecologyecologydata analysisdata in the classroomCommunity Ecologyscience educationcourse-based undergraduate research experiencecurriculum materialsPlant EcologyPlant community assemblyCollaborative researcheren

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    3-100-Ripcord-Toys-ModelingScenario
    This modeling scenario examines the motion of a ripcord-powered toy with the goal of using real data to estimate parameters in a first-order model of the velocity of the toy. Students may conduct...

    Keywords: dataphysicsdynamicsdata collectionrollingslippingripcordtoy

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    Introduction to Earth Data Science Textbook
    Introduction to Earth Data Science is an online textbook for anyone new to open reproducible science and the Python programming language. There are no prerequisites for this material, and no prior...

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

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    DIGging Into Data and getting the credit
    Presentation on using and adapting OER data-centric resources

    Keywords: data2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshopdata-centric teachingoer life cycle

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    NEON data in undergraduate ecology courses: Data skills and learning opportunities
    Presentation made by Wendy Gram et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of AmericaNEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Data is the New Science
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...

    Keywords: data in the classroombiodiversity informaticsnatural history collection

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    Rescuing Data: Preserving Data for the Future
    Meet Diane Srivastava, director of the Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution, and learn how they sythesize and save biodiversity data.

    Keywords: metadatadigital datadata skillsBiodiversity Science

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    Supplemental Materials for Beagle Investigations Return with Darwinian Data Manuscript
    Supplement 1 contains an example laboratory exercise for introducing the BIRDD resources. Supplement 2 contains a list of web accessible data resources to supplement the existing BIRDD resources.

    Keywords: Galapagosdata on darwins finches

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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.

    Keywords: LabbioinformaticsNCBImappingUndergraduateworkflowNIBLSEGalaxyRNAseqgene expressionAdvancedExtended ProjectArabidopsisC1. Role of bioinformaticsC2. Computational conceptsC3. Statistical conceptsC5. Data retrievalIncubated at NIBLSEdifferentially expressed genes

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    R Subsetting Tutorial
    The students will practice manipulating data to add to or extract subsets of specific values, rows, columns, or subsets of data contained in existing data files.
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    Exploring Data with BISON
    A module to explore aggregated observation and collection information, through BISON, or Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (https://bison.usgs.gov), a tool for visualizing GBIF data.

    Keywords: Querying databasesdata in the classroombiodiversity informaticsnatural history collectionsGBIFBISON

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 2: Understanding Your Microbiome “Data Summary” Document 4.25.19
    Video on understanding microbiome data from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network
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    Morphological, Anatomical and Molecular Analysis of Plant Phylogeny and Diversity
    In this lab, students perform phylogenetic analyses on morphological, anatomical and molecular data, and compare.

    Keywords: morphologyphylogenylaboratoryplantsmolecular analysisstele architecture

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    Data from: Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling: A Practical Introduction, Chapter 5, Exercise 10 [Elevation]
    Supplemental data for ABM

    Keywords: elevationChapter 5exercise

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    Using primary literature to teach data literacy
    Presentation by Bridget Conneely made as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of American...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    BEDE - Biological and Environmental Data Education Network: Preparing Instructors to Integrate Data Science into Undergraduate Biology and Environmental Science Curricula (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The Biological and Environmental Data Education Network (BEDE Network) develops and shares teacher-training workshops, curricular designs, teaching modules, and best practices to help integrate...

    Keywords: computational toolsdata scienceRCN-UBE Introduction

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    Machine Learning Meets Medicine with Jenessa Peterson
    Jenessa Peterson is a former teacher turned data scientist/engineer and Director of Learning Engineering at The Learning Agency. Her more recent work in data science has included building a...

    Keywords: data sciencemachine learningmedicine

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    2019 EDSIN Conference Proceedings
    Bringing Conversations on Diversity and Inclusion in Data Science to the Ecological and Environmental Sciences, was a 3-day conference hosted at the UCAR's Center Green in Boulder, Colorado, April...

    Keywords: data scienceEquityenvironmental sciencediversityinclusionconference proceedingsEnvironmental Data Science Inclusion Network

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