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    Why does Blood Flow Change? Investigating the Math of Blood Flow Dynamics
    This collection of activities explores the relationship between blood flow, pressure, and the factors of resistance through graphs and modeling direct and inverse variation.

    Keywords: quant biographingRatiosmathassessmentcollege algebraundergraduate educationphysiologyAnatomyhuman biologyvariationCardiovascular physiologyAnatomy & Physiologylab activityOpenStaxqbccmanipulate equationsUnderstanding fractionsChoosing modelsUnderstanding ratesEstimating answersUse elementary functionsCreate graphsInterpret graphsRates and ProportionsSolving Equations and Inequalities

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    2020-TeachingModule-ModelingFallingColumnOfWater
    We discuss how to model a falling column of water empirically and analytically from first principles in physics laws.

    Keywords: modulecolumn of waterTorricelli's LawTorricelliTeaching Module

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    Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide
    The Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide aims to enhance understanding of pollinator diversity and the plants that support them. This guide empowers community scientists to...

    Keywords: surveyPlant-insect interactions#iNaturalistinsectsBLUEpollinators

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    2015-Heiko_Enderling-Integrating experimental data to calibrate quantitative cancer models
    For quantitative cancer models to be meaningful and interpretable the number of unknown parameters must be kept minimal. We focus on a tumor hierarchy of cancer stem and progenitor non-stem cancer...

    Keywords: cancertumorfittingagent-based

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    1-017-DiseaseSpread-ModelingScenario
    Using a grid and m&m candies, we simulate the spread of disease. Students conduct the simulation and collect data to estimate parameters (in several ways) in a differential equation model for the...
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    1-047a-CondensationOptimization-ModelingScenario
    We seek to optimize a condensation process which is modeled by a simulation using the random motion of 200 particles in a 50 by 50 square in which a particle bounces off the two vertical and top...

    Keywords: simulationdataoptimizationenergycondensationbest fitcostsum of scquare errors

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    1-001B-DeathImmigrationMystery-ModelingScenario
    We describe a classroom activity in which students use M\&M candies to simulate death and immigration. Each student conducts an experiment with an immigration rate unique to that student - of that...

    Keywords: m&mMystery Novelsimmigrationexperimentdeath

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    Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS
    Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

    Keywords: natural history collectionsspecies distributionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)digitized natural history collectionsQGIS

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    Statistics for Biologists
    There is no disputing the importance of statistical analysis in biological research, but too often it is considered only after an experiment is completed, when it may be too late.

    Keywords: statisticsdata analysisexperimental design

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    Videos on Java for courses at University of Tennessee
    Eight videos developed by Hong Qin about using Java at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga

    Keywords: videosjavabioinformaticsgenomicsyoutube

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    Screen Casts for Foundations of Bioinformatics at UCSD
    Collection of videos developed by Barry Grant at UCSD for his course, BGGN-213

    Keywords: videosbioinformaticsgenomicsyoutubescreen cast

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    Lizard Evolution Series Collection
    The species of Anolis lizards of the Caribbean provide a living example of evolution and speciation.

    Keywords: geneticsEvolutionResources @ HHMI - BioInteractivebehaviororganismal biologySpeciationDNAphylogeny and classificationHigh School

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    1-125-DiceyPopulation-ModelingScenario
    We offer students an opportunity to generate data for their team on a death and immigration model using 12 and 20 sided dice and then pass on the data to another student team for analysis with a...

    Keywords: simulationimmigrationdeathdice

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    1-111-SpreadOfInformation-ModelingScenario
    Students perform experiments to model spread of information within a population. Students collect data, determine essential components and parameters and build a mathematical model culminating with...

    Keywords: datalogisticracismprejudicemisinformationmemesspreaddisinformationinformationliesGoogle Trendscoinspennies

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    Examining human impacts on tusk evolution in elephants using authentic research data
    In this activity students explore and analyze real, authentic research data paired with HHMI’s “Selection for Tuskless Elephants” video in a hands-on investigation of human impacts on elephant...
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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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    An Adaptation of "Plants in the Human-Altered Environment (PHAE)" for 100% Remote Learning at East Stroudsburg University
    PHAE is a project to compare effects of landscape alteration intensities on plant diversity. This adaptation modified and extends the modules to suit fully remote learning (data collected...

    Keywords: erenNEONdiversitybiomass4DEE Frameworkecosystemsocioeconomic effects

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    1-005B-ChemDataCollection-ModelingScenario
    A chemistry graduate student is collecting data on a chemical reaction and does a poor job of collecting the data. Indeed, he only collects the data at the start and end of a number of three minute...

    Keywords: kineticslaboratoryorder of reactionchemical reactionchemical datainfusion

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    3-016-FallingCoffeeFilters-ModelingScenario
    We are given data on the time and position of a stack of coffee filters as it falls to the ground. We attempt to model the falling mass and we confront the different resistance terms and models.

    Keywords: resistanceFree Body Diagramcoffee filterforcegraviityfalling object

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    Prioritizing your Data Science Curriculum
    This is the summary powerpoint of the Monday session at the BioQUEST / QUBES 2019 Summer Workshop including the description of the student data project on height change overnight.

    Keywords: data scienceOER2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshopdata science educationNASEM

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