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    3-030-SecondOrderIntro-ModelingScenario
    We outline the solution strategies involved in solving second-order, linear, constant coefficient ordinary differential equations, both homogeneous and nonhomogeneous and offer many application and...

    Keywords: parameter estimationnon-homogeneousSpanishfrequencybuoyancyinverse problemthrustunderdampedfirst passagespring mash dashpotrealcomplexhomogeneoussuperpositionparachuteoverdampedcritically dampedbuoyquadratic equationrootsrocket flight

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    Best Practices and Recommendations for Designing Activities for Highlighting Diverse Scientists Through Quantitative Skill Development
    Poster on best practices to guide the design of quantitative skill-based learning activities that help create an inclusive environment. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: quantitative skillsinclusive learning designscientist spotlights2021 BIOMEscientific worldviews

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    The Evolution (and Coevolution) of Flowering Plants Virtual Classroom
    In this lab, you will explore the diversity of flower and fruit adaptations that have evolved to accomplish pollination and seed dispersal and you will investigate the coevolution of angiosperms...

    Keywords: digital resourcespollination biologynatural history collectionsFloral Diversity

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    The Genomics Education Partnership: Introducing Undergraduates to Research by Engaging Them in Genome Annotation
    Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP; http://gep.wustl.edu) has helped faculty bring genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchGenome annotationGEPgenomics education

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    Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE): Building standards and resources for using collections data in the classroom
    Abstract for poster on using collections data presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: data sciencenatural history collections2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer WorkshopBLUE

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    The Potential of Natural History Collections in Educating the 21st Century Scientist and Citizen
    Presentation at the 5th Life Discovery Conference on natural history collections

    Keywords: natural historynatural history collections5th Life Discovery Conference

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    Urban Ecology
    This video describes the field of urban ecology and features scientists who use the city as their field site.

    Keywords: videosecologyurban ecologyScience Forward

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    Visualizing Global CO2 Emissions
    Using CO2 emissions data, students will learn how to visualize data with Tableau Public. The teaching materials are suitable for upper-level undergraduate courses on data analysis and research...

    Keywords: data visualizationResource Typeclimate change dataTableau

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    Globally endangered sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: A Focus on Scientific Analysis
    Based on the sea turtle case, students will (1) work on a worksheet by analyzing existing survey data, (2) conduct a literature review of two relevant research, and (3) draft a proposal for a...

    Keywords: sea turtle conservationliterature reviewResearch methodsProposal writingPalmyra Atoll

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    2015 Quantitative Biology Education Summit
    Abstract for a meeting, 2015 Quantitative Biology Education Summit.

    Keywords: meetingQUBESRCNquantitative biologyData In Inquiryworkshop

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    The Impact of Diversity on Group Productivity Within Online Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs) of Educators
    Poster presented at the University of Pittsburgh undergraduate research symposium on the impact of diversity on productivity in faculty mentoring networks.

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksundergraduate researchdiversity

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    Natural history collections data and Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE)
    Presentation made by Elizabeth Ellwood et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Asking and Answering Questions: ADW’s Flexible Querying Tool
    Presentation made by Tanya Dewey et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of America...

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps
    Organized Oral Session at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting, August 8th, 2017 Portland Oregon.

    Keywords: Ecological Society of America

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    Exploring the Broader Impacts of Science and Society in an Active Learning Environment
    Science and society have always been intertwined. Today, scientists are increasingly encouraged to interact with the public by conducting transparent and participatory engaged scholarship, as...

    Keywords: active learningsocietyScience CommunicationscienceBroader impactsPublic engagement

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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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    Teaching Cancer Biology Through a Lens of Social Justice
    The biology classroom is not separate from the greater context of society; social issues can and should be presented in connection with the content. Here we present an example of antiracist...

    Keywords: assessmentcancersocial justicePOGILAlignmentPublic ExamPublic

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    The 4-Minute Summary: Helping students recall, recap and explain the big picture... and much more!
    Actively engaging students during a lecture class can come through many formats.  The 4-Minute Summary is a versatile pedagogy that can be readily applied to any class format (e.g.,...

    Keywords: active learningDiscussionLarge classSummary

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    Implementing an online module about measuring carbon stocks in an undergraduate Earth Science course
    In this implementation of a case study in which high technology was used to measure carbon stocks in a tropical forest, earth science students in this 4-year college in Oklahoma applied concepts...

    Keywords: climate changephotosynthesisbiomasscarbon cyclegreenhouse gas effect

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    Biting into "Science Cookies": Are seed fates determined by seed size or chemistry?
    By understanding how animals make seed dispersal decisions, we can predict how plant traits affect seed survival and plant recruitment. Using wild agoutis, we experimentally tested how seed...

    Keywords: predationplant animal interactionsSymbiosisTrophic interactionsTropical ecosystemsArtificial seedsSeed dispersalTerrestrial mammal

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