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    The Science Behind Parthenogenesis: Interesting things happen when meiosis goes “wrong”
    Parthenogenetic reproduction is a fascinating, complex topic.  This article accompanies “Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake.” It summarizes the basic information...

    Keywords: meiosismitosissex determinationAsexual reproductionParthenogenesis

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    The Evolution of Color Vision in Monkeys: From Nucleotides to Ecology
    This case study examines the evolution color vision in Old World and New World monkeys from multiple biological perspectives.

    Keywords: phylogeneticsgenescase studybiologyResources @ NSF - NCCSTSColor visiondichromatictrichromaticnucleotidesproteinsopsinscell functioncone cellsphotoreceptorsspectral shiftgene duplicationmeiosissex-linkedfood gatheringmonkeysprimatesResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referenceundergraduate biology education

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    Revealing Hidden Figures in Natural History Collections Working Group 2023 Update!
    Our 2023 BIOME Lightning Presentation sharing updates from the Hidden Figures Working Group including the first two published modules!

    Keywords: social justicenatural history collectionshidden figuresbiome23biome2023

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    Collections Education Coffee Break Series: oVert TCN Resources for Education
    Dr. Jaimi Gray gives a brief introduction into educational resources associated with the oVert project. ...

    Keywords: idigbionatural history museumsnatural history collections3D modelsVertebrate MorphologyoVertvertebratesmorphosource

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    Bird Beak Adaptations
    Students will navigate through different stations experiencing simulations of adaptations, manipulations of 3D examples, and making connections to the standards to formulate hypotheses about...

    Keywords: EvolutionidigbiobirdsAnatomynatural history collectionsNatural Selection3D modelsAdaptations#NGSSVertebrate MorphologyoVert

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    Application of a Bacterial Experimental Evolution System to Visualize and Teach Evolution in Action: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
    Concepts of evolution are typically taught through examples of extremely long timescales, which do not always resonate broadly. Here, we describe a course-based undergraduate research experience...

    Keywords: EvolutionmutationcompetitionNatural Selectionregulationstructure and functionreproductive fitnessgenotype to phenotypehomologs

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    4-050-ResonanceBeats-ModelingScenario
    We study what can happen when a pure oscillator (no damper) is driven by a forced vibration function which has the same or close to the same natural frequency as the system it is driving.

    Keywords: Spring 2020 workshopvibrationtuningdriverresonanceforced vibrationundampedbeatsnaturl frequency

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    Using Data Science Skills and Digitized Natural History Collections Data to Investigate Ecological and Evolutionary Principles in Introductory Biology Courses
    Session presentation Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education project at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: data sciencenatural history collections2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer WorkshopBLUEdigitized natural history collections

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    Measuring Success for Collections: Educational Products and Outcomes
    Presentation at the 34th Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

    Keywords: educationassessmentnatural history collectionsBLUE

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    Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    Case Study: Pollination of the Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) by the Solitary Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)
    The research uses natural history collection data to explore a potential phenological shift between an orchid that employs sexual deception and a solitary bee.

    Keywords: pollination biologyClimate change and phenologydigitized natural history collectionsPseudocopulation

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    The ADW: a database of animal natural history that supports complex, authentic student inquiry.
    Poster on the Animal Diversity Web and Quaardvark presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: animal diversityundergraduate researchnatural historyAnimal Diversity Web

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    Species Range Over Space and Time
    In this module, students use data from natural history collections to look at range shifts related to climate variables over different time periods.

    Keywords: data in the classroomdigital resourcesclimate changenatural history collection

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    Integrating Natural History Collections into Undergraduate Education: Creating the Resources and Growing the Community
    Presentation given at SPNHC

    Keywords: idigbio

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    AMS Mathematical Moments
    Discover the world of mathematics with Mathematical Moments, 8.5'' x 11'' pdfs, available in many different scientific topics.  

    Keywords: case studymathadvertisingsocietyResources @ AMSResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referencesciencepictiresclassrooms

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    A Case Study for Teaching Toxicology: Using Whales as an Indicator for Environmental Health
    One of the challenges of teaching scientific courses is helping students understand research methods, biological models, and data analysis, which can be especially difficult in classes without a...

    Keywords: absorptionone environmental health hypothesismetals

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    2017-Floyd_Ballard-Dice Activities for DE Models
    This document includes descriptions of four activities that are appropriate for a calculus or differential equations class, all using dice to motivate a differential equation model for a real-world...

    Keywords: simulationcurve fittingcdicecollect dataclass activitiesanalyze dataclass activity

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    Calling Bull: Data Reasoning in a Digital World
    "So, the aim of this course is to help students navigate the bullshit-rich modern environment by identifying bull seeing through it, and combating it with effective analysis and argument."

    Keywords: data scienceinformation literacydata literacyethicscallin bullcalling bull

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    Coral Bleaching Mapping Activity
    This is a classroom activity in which students use authentic data to assess the threat of coral bleaching around the world. It supports the 2014 Holiday Lectures on Science video featuring Dr....

    Keywords: ecologyResources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveBiodiversityclimateScientific ProcessStatistics and Mathecosystemsearth and environmenthuman impactsHigh School

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