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    Outside the Norm: Using Public Ecology Database Information to Teach Biostatistics
    Biology students’ understanding of statistics is incomplete due to poor integration of these two disciplines. In some cases, students fail to learn statistics at the undergraduate level due...

    Keywords: biostatisticshypothesis testingexperimental design

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    A first lesson in mathematical modeling for biologists: Rocs
    Using a fictitious population of Rocs, a mythical species of giant raptor, students accomplish two broad objectives: 1) they undertake the process of building a first mathematical model of a...

    Keywords: population ecologypopulation modelingdiscrete generationpopulation management

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    Free Math Games for Algebra, Pre-Algebra and Co-requisite Courses
    These three games were created as part of grant #1501499 for the National Science Foundation. Games cover concepts in pre-algebra, algebra and precalculus, but can also be played just for fun!

    Keywords: math phobiaintroductory matheducational video games

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    Figure of the Week (Non-major's Biology)
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Some Figures of the Day for Microbiology
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown. These are some specifically for microbiology.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    Figure of the Day
    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    Keywords: graphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    1993-Paul_Blanchard-Teaching Differential Equations With a Dynamical Systems Viewpoint
    This is an early discourse on the dynamical system view point of teaching differential equations with a number of rich illustrations.

    Keywords: dynamical systems

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    All About Cod For Grades 3-5
    This activity uses background from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky and then uses a simple story to engage students in solving problems using several operations and algebraic thinking math standards.

    Keywords: fishNIMBiosword problemsfractionsfish harvestinggrades 3-5simple data plots

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    Answer Checking - Modified for Practice Applying UDL
    This shortened BIOMAAP activity on answer checking strategies was used as an example activity to practice applying Universal Design for Learning

    Keywords: math attitudeswebinarUniversal Design for Learninganswer checkingResources @ BIOMAAPUDL

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    Frayer model growth mindset
    A Frayer model worksheet for the concept of growth mindset.

    Keywords: growth mindsetFrayer model

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    SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students
    Links to videos and pdf tutorials for core mathematical and statistical concepts used in biology

    Keywords: Probabilitystatisticsmathematicsvideoschi-squaredExcelBar Graphsline graphsScatter Plotsp-valuest-testsExponentsLogarithmsproportionsRatiosbinomialdata typessummary statisticsfrequency histogramsResources @ SUMS4BioPresentation

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    Math Bench Probability and Statistics: Basic Rules of Probability
    MathBench resource covering the "Law of Or" and the "Law of And" and how to use them in an online setting

    Keywords: ProbabilityResources @ MathBenchonlinerule of orrule of and

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    QUBES: Building a community to promote undergraduate quantitative biology education
    Poster on the QUBES project presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: QUBESfaculty mentoring networkscommunitySummer Workshop 2018

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    Beanbag Toss (Grades 3-5)
    The classroom lesson presents students with the task of developing a fair--yet challenging--beanbag toss game.
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    Beanbag Toss (Grades K-2)
    The classroom lesson presents students with the task of developing a fair--yet challenging--beanbag toss game.
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    Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics
    A lesson that requires students to work through a series of questions pertaining to the genetics of sickle cell disease and its relationship to malaria.

    Keywords: geneticsResources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveScientific ProcessStatistics and Mathmendelian inheritance

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    Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations
    A lesson that uses real rock pocket mouse data collected by Dr. Michael Nachman and his colleagues to illustrate the Hardy-Weinberg principle.

    Keywords: EvolutionResources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveNatural SelectionScientific ProcessStatistics and Mathevolution of populations

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    Tutorial Combination and Assessment
    The tutorial adaptation specifically addresses data types (i.e., numeric versus categorical variables) and the types of graphs that are used to summarize the different data types.

    Keywords: Scientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific Methodology

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    Spreadsheet Data Analysis Tutorial Series
    This series of self-paced tutorials show how to analyze data using a spreadsheet program.

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

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    Using Online Materials/Videos to Enrich Linear Algebra for Scientists
    Part of the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: courselinear algebrabiology majors

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