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    1999-Lomen-Lovelock-Data Sets from text Differential Equations Graphics-Models-Data
    Data selected by field is presented, e.g., chemistry, electricity, growth, motion, population, miscellaneous.

    Keywords: dataEstimate

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    Flying into the eye of a hurricane with Meteorologist Jeff Hawkins
    Jeff Hawkins has worked in meteorology since the 1970s. He talks to us about why he is interested in hurricanes, how he got into the field, highlights what the experience of flying into a hurricane...

    Keywords: meteorologyhurricane

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    3-035-StadiumDesign-ModelingScenario
    For a given baseball playing field outline how high must the outfield fence be at each point in order to make a homerun equally likely in all fair directions?

    Keywords: projectile motionbaseballparametric equationstadiumhome runno reistantfairnessno resistance

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    The intersection of research and operations in Meteorology with Dr. Katie Wilson
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist Dr. Katie Wilson discusses with us the intersection of research and operations in the field of Meteorology.

    Keywords: climatenoaameteorologyweather

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    Implementing Flexible Learning Projects to support authentic research experiences in Ecology (BIO 3317) at McDaniel College
    This adaptation highlights the utility of the Lichens in YOUR Local Landscape module for teaching field skills, quantitative analysis across scales, and for writing research papers.

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Comparing Primary and Secondary Forest in a Preserve in Plano Texas: A Forest Ecology Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) for Non-Majors and Lower-Level Majors
    An activity that can be conducted as an online or field exercise in which students develop and test their hypotheses about how forest stand characteristics differ between two forest types.

    Keywords: forest ecologyecologycourse-based undergraduate research experienceUsing Excel

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    Connecting Students to Citizen Science and Curated Collections
    This educational module utilizes the traditional plant collection experience to engage students with biodiversity data protocols and resources available in our information-rich digital age.

    Keywords: Biodiversityplantsnatural history collectionherbarium

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    Claymander Field Experiment
    This activity addresses how predation may affect the frequency of two color morphs in a population. Students collect and analyze data from clay salamander models ('claymanders') to determine...

    Keywords: Field researchpredation ecologysalamanderAudience level - Introductory UG - majorsAudience level - Advanced UG

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    Performing a Population Viability Analysis from Data Students Collect on a Local Plant
    Experiment included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 9

    Keywords: RResources @ ESA - TIEEmatrix model

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    Geography and Embodied Perceptions: a pathway to reanimating rivers through lived experiences.
    In this lesson students embark upon a journey through the many ways we come to know a watershed, with foci on its physical geography and our embodied perceptions. This enables students to formulate...

    Keywords: PhilosophygeographyRiver Field Studies Networkperceptionwatershednature journalexperiencesensationhumanityplacehomeembodied perceptionsense of placeplace attachmenttransdisciplinaryqualitative methodscalable

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    Fruit Fly Genetics in a Day: A Guided Exploration to Help Many Large Sections of Beginning Students Uncover the Secrets of Sex-linked Inheritance
    Moving beyond the basic concepts of autosomal Mendelian inheritance to sex-linkage can be difficult for introductory biology students. Although crosses with Drosophila fruit flies have long been a...

    Keywords: Mendelian Geneticsfruit fly biologysex-linked inheritance

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    A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans
    Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed...

    Keywords: microscopyC. elegansquantitative analysisinquiry-based learninggene expressionRNA interferenceCodon UsageLaboratory Module

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    You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”
    With limited time available for laboratory activities, introductory science courses for non-science majors typically use the laboratory period to reinforce material that was previously presented...

    Keywords: bacteriamicrobiomeBLASTmicrobesDNA replicationPolymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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    Exploring Microbial Diversity: An Interactive In-Class Assignment for Biology and Microbiology Courses
    This interactive assignment engages students in a hands-on exploration of microbial diversity and the importance of microbes in ecosystems. Designed for General Biology II and Introduction to...

    Keywords: Microbiology EducationMicrobial DiversitymicrobiologyEcological Society of Americaecology educationresearch-based classroom instruction4DEE Framework

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    Fostering Student to Student Collaboration Across Institutions in a Protein Centric CURE
    Collaboration is an essential component of research because it allows scientists to share expertise and tackle difficult scientific questions. While many undergraduate science courses include...

    Keywords: communicationBiochemistrycollaborationCUREhypothesisStudent to StudentInter institutionalProtein CentricAssignments

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    "Reading groups" in an undergraduate biology course: A peer-based model to help students develop skills to evaluate primary literature
    Undergraduates who learn to evaluate primary literature demonstrate an enhanced ability to understand the process of science, weigh scientific evidence, and think critically (e.g. 6,8). Studies...

    Keywords: primary literaturecritical thinkingSelf-EfficacyDiscussionPeer-based Learning

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    Using Undergraduate Molecular Biology Labs to Discover Targets of miRNAs in Humans
    Incorporating authentic research experiences into undergraduate labs, while shown to be particularly effective at engaging and retaining students in STEM majors, can be difficult to accomplish...

    Keywords: gene regulationmicroRNAsgene expression

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    Restoring Tropical Forests: Implementing a module in an undergraduate majors’ course in forest ecology in Costa Rica
    This publication describes implementation of a module on tropical forest restoration in Costa Rica for an upper-level undergraduate course in forest ecology at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa...

    Keywords: forest ecologyRestorationfield course

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    CONNECT Network - Community of Neighboring and National Entrepreneurial Centers and Trainees Network (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    Our goal is to establish a community of practice that invites entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, and students to share expectations, experiences, and best practices in the field of biosciences...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    2013-Greer-EtAl-Collaborative Understanding of Cyanobacteria in Lake Ecosystems
    We describe here a collaboration in which the mathematicians help collect data, the ecologists synthesize more data from model output than they can produce empirically, and the collaboration...

    Keywords: collaborationlakeecosystemcyanobacteriafield workcolonyGloeo

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