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    2013-Kose-Kunze-Climate Modeling in the Calculus and Differential Equations Classroom
    We introduce here the basic principles of climate science for a one-dimensional Energy Balance Model (EBM),

    Keywords: climate changeEnergy Balance Modelsice albedo

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    2018-Yu-Craciun-Mathematical_Analysis_of_Chemical_Reaction_Systems
    These models of chemical reactions are systems of coupled nonlinear differential equations on the positive orthant.

    Keywords: biochemicalkineticsreactionreaction networkmass action

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    Creating Game-Based IDEAs using Twine (BIOME 2022)
    Games and gamification-principles are powerful tools that increase engagement and improve learning outcomes when applied appropriately to STEM instruction. The interactive nature of games allows...
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    Ungrading to Decentered Grading Lightning Talk 2021 - YouTube
    BIOME 2021 Ungrading Working Group Lightning Talk

    Keywords: assessment practices

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    Factor Structure Assessment of the Students Support Needs Scale-Augmented for African-American STEM Students
    Poster on the impact of a performance pyramid-based peer-led learning community on course knowledge at a Historically Black University. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: modelingSTEM education2021 BIOMEfactor structure

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    BioQUEST / QUBES Community Standards for Events
    Community standards and expectations for in-person and online events hosted by BioQUEST and QUBES.
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    Transpiration- Adapted for online
    In this adaptation, the lab is completed remotely.

    Keywords: plant physiologybotanylaboratoryonline labremote

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    Using IF-AT (Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique) Forms for Collaborative Activities
    Presentation on IF-AT Forms at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Predator-Prey Interactions: Selective foraging by wolf spiders
    This interactive case study is intended for use in lower-division biology or ecology courses to complement the SimUText (SimBio) chapter entitled Predation, Herbivory and Parasitism.
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    Sexy Smells - A case study using preen oil composition of the Dark Eyed Junco
    Poster on a case study invites students to explore the biochemistry and physiology of pheromones using authentic data presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: case studyBiochemistryphysiologypheromonesSummer Workshop 2018

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    Teacher Guide: Math and Statistics
    Topics include measures of average (mean, median, and mode), variability (range and standard deviation), uncertainty (standard error and 95% confidence interval), Chi-square analysis, student...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveStatistics and Mathteacher guide

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    AIM-UP! GIS and bats lesson
    This lesson introduces the use of GIS (geographic information systems) in the study of biological questions, using bats as the model organism. This activity requires access to GIS software.

    Keywords: ecologyResources @ AIM-UP!GISgeographical information systemsbats

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    Climate of Change: Interactions and Feedbacks between Water, Air, and Ice
    In this two to three week module, students explore short-term climate variability resulting from atmosphere-ocean-ice interactions.

    Keywords: Oceanographyenvironmental scienceglobal changemeteorologygeologygeological hazardsResources @ InTeGrate

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    Training future faculty in 30 minutes a week: A modular framework to provide just-in-time professional development to graduate teaching assistants
    Despite increasing recognition of the need to train the teaching assistants (TAs) teaching the majority of STEM lab sections, very few programs report offering sustained teaching professional...

    Keywords: professional developmentTA TrainingTeaching Assistants

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    The Power of Place: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Studying Urban Ecology, Local Apple Trees and Disease Susceptibility
    Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offered early in an undergraduate student’s career have the potential to include a greater number and diversity of students than...

    Keywords: Disease ecologyurban ecologyUrban food forestsUrban heat islandsGenetic resistance

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    Helping Students to Metacognitively Read Scientific Literature With Talking to the Text
    Reading primary scientific literature enhances students’ understanding of material, increases their self-efficacy, and critical thinking skills. However, scientific articles often present...

    Keywords: scientific literaturereading comprehensionmetacognitionScience process skillsTalking to the TextDense Scientific Texts

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    Investigating Enzyme Structure and Function Through Model-Building and Peer Teaching in an Introductory Biology Course
    A foundational knowledge of the relationship between structure and function is critical to understanding how enzymes work. The seemingly invisible nature of these molecular interactions makes it...

    Keywords: structure-functionEnzymeallosteric regulationcompetitive inhibitionfeedback inhibitionnoncompetitive inhibitionproductsubstrate

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    Visits to the writing center and office hours provide students structured reflection and low-stakes feedback on scientific writing in an Introductory Biology course
    Effective written communication of scientific concepts is a critical, but difficult skill for undergraduate STEM majors to acquire. Oftentimes, the grades of lab reports are negatively impacted by...

    Keywords: scientific writingwater qualityanalysis of results

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    An Inquiry-Based Project Added to Traditional Labs: Hands-On Fish Awareness Research in Freshwater Systems Conducted by First-Year Biology Students
    This project involves students in an inquiry-based project added to the introductory biology laboratory course for majors in fall 2019. Research has shown that student engagement in authentic...

    Keywords: Evolutionbehaviorichthyology

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    Is Earth Currently Undergoing a Sixth Mass Extinction?
    The five Phanerozoic mass extinctions were central in shaping biodiversity on Earth today. Due to increasing biodiversity losses, there is debate about whether we are currently undergoing a sixth...

    Keywords: conservationBiodiversityextinctionMass ExtinctionDeep Time

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