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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.3 Issue 1 - Summer 2021
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Summer 2021...
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    1-076-ClimateBifurcation-ModelingScenario
    We cover simple zero and one dimensional models for the mean temperature of the Earth. These models can exhibit bifurcations.
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    SCIENCE/Fiction: Modular Template for Class Design
    We present a modular scaffold for designing an introductory seminar using speculative fiction and science papers to welcome university undergraduates to the biology major. A list of twelve possible...
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    Using Current Events to Teach Written, Visual, and Oral Science Communication
    Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals need the skills to communicate with both technical and public audiences, but formal training in these skills is often lacking....
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    Adaptation and Facilitation of Small Group Activities in an Online Introductory Biology Class
    In spring 2020, the sudden mid-semester closure of my campus in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid transition to emergency online learning. Consequently, I adapted the...
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    1-028-SouthernSweetIcedTea-ModelingScenario
    We offer raw data collected from a webcam and a thermometer for evaluating the strength of steeping tea. We ask students to build a mathematical model using the data to predict how long the tea...
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE. This module was adapted for students using R and RStudio.
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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Climate Change
    This video describes the basic science of climate change. How do we know about climate in the past? What are humans interfering with? How can we make predictions about what will happen in the future?
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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...
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    CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum
    Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...
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    Using Yeast to Make Scientists: A Six-Week Student-Driven Research Project for the Cell Biology Laboratory
    Traditionally-trained undergraduate students often lack an understanding of science as an active process that yields the information presented in their textbooks. One result has been a call for...
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    Climate Change Module- Beck Modifications (Project EDDIE)
    Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record
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    "Boost your evolution IQ": An evolution misconceptions game
    Students often enter introductory biology courses with misconceptions about evolution. For example, many students believe that traits arise when a species needs them or that evolutionary processes...
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    Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Stream Bioassessment
    Bioassessment is an evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident living organisms. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are...
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    Drawing flowcharts of lab protocols helps students prepare for biology labs
    With the publishing of the Vision and Change report, we know it is best practice to include authentic research experiences in our undergraduate science lab classes. One big challenge in teaching...
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    SEAS CURE: Exploring Coral Biology Across Scales
    Complex biological concepts (like symbiosis and coral biology) that span multiple scales and cross disciplinary boundaries are often difficult for students to understand. This complexity is...
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