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    SUSTAINABILITY METRICS AND INDICES
    Sustainability metrics and indices are measures of sustainability, and attempt to quantify beyond the general concept. Though there are disagreements among those from different disciplines (and...

    Keywords: climate changeSustainability Literacy

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    1-087-ThanosPopulationDynamics-ModelingScenario
    In the end of the “Avengers Infinity War,” the villain Thanos snaps his fingers and turns half of all living creatures to dust with the hope of restoring balance to the natural world. How does this...

    Keywords: logisticexponentialpopulationThanos

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    1-122-SpreadPEV-ModelingScenario
    We present data on world sales data of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and request a model on the rate of change in sales over time, leading to prediction as to number of PEVs in the future.

    Keywords: datalogisticpredictionspreadplug-in vehiclePEV

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    3-087-ThanosPopulationDynamicsInteractingSpecies-ModelingScenario
    Thanos snaps his fingers and turns half of all living creatures to dust with the hope of restoring balance to the natural world. How does this affect the long term behavior of various species?

    Keywords: species interactionspredator-preycompetitionLotka-Volterrasensitivity analysisdynamicspopulation

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    Sustainability Metrics (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will use an analytical framework with publicly available data to formulate questions, analyze data, and report metrics of sustainability.

    Keywords: World Geography

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    Sequence Similarity: A Quick Introduction to Bioconductor
    Following the Sequence Similarity exercises by Kleinschmit, et al., this tutorial will guide students in using the Bioconductor suite of R packages to likewise compute sequence similarity.

    Keywords: bioinformaticssequencingNIBLSEmultiple sequence alignmentsequence similarityBLOSUM scoring matrixBioconductor

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    Science of Sorting
    Children possess an innate curiosity about the natural world. This Discovery Trunk explores the topic of sorting, or classification, in the study of life science.

    Keywords: species interactionsphylogenyscience educationPropertytaxonomyindividual traitsLife ScienceSortOrganizationReproductionclassifycharacteriesticlivingnonlivingobjectsadvantagedichotomous keyliving systemsoffspringphysical traitbehavioral traitcladecladogramtaxonomistnatural worldkingdomsbinomial nominclatureone class periodgradesK-8K-8

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    The Power of Data Standards
    Investigate data standards within the context of the Alpine Chipmunk and the Grinnell Study.

    Keywords: data in the classroomdata standardsdigitized natural history collectionsBLUE Fall 2019 FMNGrinnell

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning
    Slides and materials for the STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Universal Design for Learning

    Keywords: webinarBIOMAAPResources @ BIOMAAPUDL

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    The Biology of Skin Color
    This film explores the hypothesis that different tones of skin color in humans arose as adaptations to the intensity of ultraviolet radiation in different parts of the world.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractivegene regulationgene expressionAnatomy & Physiologyhuman evolutionfilm

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    Calling Bull in an Age of Big Data with R
    Use the calling bull course to introduce students to data, ethics, visualization, and R.

    Keywords: data scienceinformation literacydata literacyethicscallin bullcalling bull

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    Linear Models and Linear Mixed Effects in R: Tutorial 1
    The first of two tutorials that introduce you to linear and linear mixed models.

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsRdata analysisconceptsstatsregressionmixed modelslinear modelsfixed effectsResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Introductory Science and Mathematics Education for 21st-Century Biologists
    A unified introductory science curriculum that fully incorporates mathematics and quantitative thinking aimed to incorporate biology into the traditional quantitative cultures that have come to...

    Keywords: mathematicsquantitativemathQuantitative reasoningquantitative biologymathsintro mathintroductory mathintroductory mathematicsquantmath for biomath for biologymath forResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Reaching Across Boundaries: Building Relationships, Sharing, & Learning Online
    Presentation given as part of a Minisymposium at BEER 2015.

    Keywords: social mediaCommunities of Practiceonline learning communities

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    QUBES: Supporting faculty in the teaching of mathematical biology
    Abstract for a presentation that was part of a minisymposium at SMB 2015.

    Keywords: QUBESfaculty mentoring networksmentoring

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    Using a Sequential Interpretation of Data in Envelopes (SIDE) approach to identify a mystery TRP channel
    This lesson sought to engage students in data interpretation and to encourage critical thinking about neurophysiology in the context of temperature sensation. A family of receptors called Transient...

    Keywords: Cell communicationChannel specificity and activationLimitations of tools of Cell BiologyNeuronal Signaling

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    Sanger Sequencing by Hand: Using Paper Clips to Demonstrate Chain Termination
    Sanger sequencing is commonly taught with a hands-on approach. Sanger sequencing involves chain termination by dideoxynucleotides, because they are missing the oxygen on the 3’ carbon atom,...

    Keywords: nucleotidessequencingDNAgel electrophoresisChain Termination

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    A Quick and Simple Natural Selection Role Play
    Teaching evolution remains a challenging task in biology education. Students enter the classroom with stubborn misconceptions and many traditional examples of the process of evolution may not...

    Keywords: EvolutionfitnessNatural Selectionheritability

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    Building a Model of Tumorigenesis: A small group activity for a cancer biology/cell biology course
    The multistep nature of tumorigenesis is a foundational concept in the context of Cancer Biology. Many students do not appreciate the complex nature of cancer development nor do they understand how...

    Keywords: pathwayscancerMolecular AlterationsRetrospective dataTumorigenesis

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    Module 4: What Kind of Data Goes in a Field Notebook?
    The goal of this activity is to introduce students to biological field notebooks and how they are used by scientists during field work. Specifically, students will learn what a botanist collecting...

    Keywords: Herbarium digitizationField notebookTimothy Plowman

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