You are here: Home / Resources / Browse Resources

Open. Adaptable. Free.

Resources created by our members and partners.

The QUBES platform hosts hundreds of teaching materials, reference materials, and cloud-based software free to use and adapt using open Creative Commons licenses.

Text Search:
Applied Filters
    A CRISPR/Cas Guide RNA Design In Silico Activity
    CRISPR biotechnologies inspired by the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat RNA-guided nuclease adaptive bacterial immune system have revolutionized biology research and become...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsgene expressiongenetic basis of diseaseCRISPR/Cas9genetic engineeringin silico

    3155

    views

    1248

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    1992-Jude_Sommerfeld-More Applied Math Problems on Vessel Draining
    From a chemical engineering point of view emptying processing and storage tanks is important and this article considers many issues and shapes of containers. The main interest is in the total time...

    Keywords: Torricelli's LawemptyTorricellivesselcontainer

    84

    views

    39

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Teaching Advanced Concepts in Regulation of the Lac Operon With Modeling and Simulation
    Success in biochemistry and other life science courses requires that students understand important biological concepts. One of these concepts is how gene regulation ensures that homeostasis is...

    Keywords: gene regulationinducible operonProkaryotic cellPhosphoenolpyruvate transferase system (PTS)

    4006

    views

    390

    downloads

    1

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    2008-Fogler-etAl-Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering  Strategies for Creative Problem Solving
    This is a website with lots of modeling information, exercises, and lessons.

    Keywords: chemical reaction

    116

    views

    50

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Using Images of Foraging Leaf-Cutter Ants to Teach Linear Regression
    This lesson offers students a realistic, open-inquiry research experience, even when lab or field research is not possible. We first introduce students to leaf-cutter ants and how they forage. Then...

    Keywords: linear regressionexperimental designPlant-insect interactionsSymbiosisForaging behavior

    1245

    views

    400

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Teaching the Photoelectric Effect Using an Open-Source Interactive Simulation
    The photoelectric effect is one of the fundamental experiments that established the basis of quantum mechanics. Students studying this experiment in modern physics courses struggle to understand...

    Keywords: photoelectric effectquantum mechanicsquantalight-matter interactions

    813

    views

    123

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    The Flight Physics Concept Inventory: Reliably Evaluating Aerodynamic Lift, Drag and Associated (Naïve) Concepts of Flight in Class and In-Game
    Students often struggle to transfer conceptual understanding from isolated instruction to a coherent mental model. This is especially true for the context of flight physics, fluid dynamics, or the...

    Keywords: active learninggamificationmisconceptionsaerodynamicsfluid dynamicsResearch-based assessment instrumentConceptual SurveyPRE-/POST-test

    2610

    views

    344

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    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

    2177

    views

    230

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    2018-Eduardo-Sontag-Lecture_Notes_on_Mathematical_Systems_Biology
    I am often asked if it is OK to use these notes in courses at other universities. The answer is “of course!” though I strongly suggest that a link to my website be provided, so that students can...

    Keywords: biologytextbooksystemsdyanmical system

    149

    views

    61

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Tying it All Together: An Activity to Help Students Connect Course Experiences to Posted Learning Outcomes
    Instructors of undergraduate courses in Biology and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines face an ongoing challenge to foster higher-order thinking and learning...

    Keywords: metacognitionreflectiongoalsOutcomes

    1192

    views

    171

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Distances in the Universe: An Inquiry Lab Sequence Taught in West Africa and North America
    Astronomy evokes deep curiosity for many people, making it a beautiful topic for supporting students to learn scientific practices and develop as scientists. We present an inquiry-based lab...

    Keywords: InquiryAstronomy labParallaxInverse-square law for lightCosmic distance ladderAsking investigable questions

    2348

    views

    378

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Discovery and Invention: A Reflection on Representation in Science
    Despite increased awareness of the lack of equity and inclusion in the STEMM classroom, lessons on DEI topics are treated as separate to the scientific curriculum being taught. Rarely are...

    Keywords: EquityDiversity and Inclusionantiracism

    675

    views

    72

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course
    Laboratory experiences in large-enrollment introductory science courses often utilize “cookie-cutter style” laboratory experiences due to the relative simplicity of setting up the lab...

    Keywords: data analysishypothesis testingexperimental designphysiology

    1724

    views

    292

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Wikipedia in the Science Classroom
    Despite research suggesting that writing-to-learn exercises (WTL) in the classroom are associated with increased student learning, WTL is still not widely implemented in science courses. To provide...

    Keywords: scientific writingcritical evaluationWikipediawriting for general public

    962

    views

    184

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Learning How to Make “Good Enough” Estimations
    The ability to estimate physical quantities is a useful skill that can help develop critical thinking and scientific literacy. This lesson provides an accessible way to teach students how to...

    Keywords: MeasurementestimationcommunicationProblem Solvinggroup workUnit conversion

    890

    views

    352

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Implementing an online module about acoustic biodiversity monitoring in the tropics for use in an undergraduate course
    This implementation plan for an online module organizes activities for understanding physical concepts and biological considerations regarding acoustic monitoring, and provides a Spanish version of...

    Keywords: Biodiversityconservation biologyTropical ecologyacoustic monitoring

    820

    views

    46

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    2013-Brian_Winkel-Reflecting_On_Walls
    We reflect on our passion for teaching mathematics, useful mathematics, by considering our understandings of just what a wall is and what a wall means to us.

    Keywords: mathematicsmathematical modellearningcell wall

    181

    views

    38

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    5-090-SolidParticleErosion-ModelingScenario
    By applying Newton's second law, and making a collection of reasonable assumptions, students will derive a system of differential equations that model the path of a rigid particle as it gouges...

    Keywords: classical mechanicssolid mechanicsNewton's Laws of Motionrigid bodyplasticitypittingductile surface

    151

    views

    301

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    2020-Cline-EtAl-A Vision for Projects Across the Mathematics Curriculum
    We describe a model that incorporates projects at all stages across the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Finally, we provide samples of projects that we have used in selected courses.

    Keywords: projectstechnical writinginterdisciplinary skills

    365

    views

    68

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Drawing “Octo-Pines”: Ice-Breaker Active-Learning Activities to Introduce Drawing-to-Learn in Biology
    Drawing has been advocated as a technique to develop visual literacy and observational skills in biology students. To increase student motivation and confidence to draw in our course, we developed...

    Keywords: Zoologydrawingdrawing-to-learnice breaker

    1801

    views

    324

    downloads

    0

    comments

    0

    adaptations

    Close

    Home

    Search