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    Developing Quantitative Skills in Your Courses Using HHMI BioInteractive Resources
    This workshop will focus on how HHMI BioInteractive resources and inclusive teaching practices can be used to increase students’ quantitative literacy and confidence working with data. A...
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    Answer Checking
    This activity provides students with a set of strategies they can use to check their own answers in their biology and other courses. Students practice the answer checking strategies on a series of...

    Keywords: math attitudesanswer checkingResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Circle Train Math Modeling Task
    This math modeling task is appropriate for high school Precalculus students. The students use their knowledge of transformations of trigonometric functions to create models for horizontal and...

    Keywords: mathematical modelTrigonometric Functionsparametric equationstransformations of functions

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    “Leveling Up” In Your Favorite Video Game Math Modeling Activity
    Students write linear equations that represent their model for solving a problem about playing video games.

    Keywords: modelingNIMBioslinear equationsmiddle grades (4-9)Middle SchoolSystems of Equations

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    LearnR Apps
    Presentation on using the LearnR software in teaching. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute

    Keywords: mathematicsRStudioformulascomputer programming2021 BIOMEparson's problems

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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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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 2: Importing Your Microbiome Data into R 5.3.19
    Video on importing data into R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: growth mindsetVideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPmistakesvalue of mistakesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    Growth Mindset Prompt
    Before giving an introduction to growth mindset, these prompts can be given to students so they can brainstorm activities they associate with long hours of practice (growth mindset) vs. natural...

    Keywords: growth mindsetmetacognitionmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    Wellesley College Study Packet for the Quantitative Reasoning Assessment
    This packet contains a set of 24 practice questions and 2 full-length practice assessments for the Quantitative Reasoning Assessment for Wellesley College.

    Keywords: mathematicsquantitativemathQuantitative reasoningquantproblem set

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    How to create "funny symbols" (aka math / statistical notation) in Microsoft Word / Office
    YouTube video on using statistical notation in Microsoft Word.

    Keywords: videosonline learninggenomicsyoutubestatistics symbols

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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 5: Histogram
    Generate a histogram using a variety of methods.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific MethodologyHigh School

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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 4: t-Test
    Calculate t-values and perform t-tests using built-in functions.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific Methodology

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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 3 - Column Graphs, Error Bars, and Standard Error of the Mean
    Generate a column or bar graph with standard error bars.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific MethodologyHigh School

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    Spreadsheet Tutorial 2 - Autofill Data, Cell References, and Standard Deviation
    Generate a table with autofill, and use absolute cell reference to calculate variance and standard deviation.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific MethodologyHigh School

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    Figure of the Week: Applied Statistics for Wildlife Research
    Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing at the start of a weekly computer lab. This slide deck focuses on figures related to concepts...

    Keywords: statisticsgraphsmath anxietyWildlife Biologymath attitudesInterpreting Graphssense of belongingfear of negative evaluation

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    1987-Claude-Marmasse-Studies on differential equations of enzyme kinetics-Biomolecular scheme
    The integral curve is compared with the solutions given by the two classical approximations to the problem: it is shown that the steady-state approximation is to be preferred to the rapid...

    Keywords: steady-state modelisoclinesenzyme kinetics

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    Genome Hunters: A Quantitative Biology Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)
    Poster outlining the process of designing, implementing, and assessing a new quantitative biology CURE course series. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: quantitative biologycourse-based undergraduate research experienceCURE2021 BIOME

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    Macromolecular math
    This worksheet was developed for use in an introductory biology course to review the chemical bonds and structure of biological macromolecules. A nutritional label is provided to illustrate that...

    Keywords: introductory biologycarbohydratesProtein StructureNucleic Acid Structuremacromoleculesnon-covalent interactionpolypeptidechemical bonds

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    All About Cod For Grade 2
    This activity uses data from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky to engage students in summarizing data in a table and bar graph.

    Keywords: fishNIMBiosBar GraphsGrade 2AdditionSubtractionword problemsfish harvestingsimple data plots

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    Building Community-Based Approaches to Systemic Reform in Mathematical Biology Education
    This is an open access article from Bulletins in Math Bio.
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