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A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO₂?

To help introductory biology students understand how plants will respond to higher levels of CO2, we have created a multi-week module consisting of a series of four related laboratory lessons....

Keywords: statisticsplantsphotosynthesiscarbon dioxidecommunicating sciencegroup workResource AllocationRespirationStomata

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Using Place-Based Economically Relevant Organisms to Improve Student Understanding of the Roles of Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight, and Nutrients in Photosynthetic Organisms

Biology students require broad preparation for diverse careers including agriculture, natural resource management, and laboratory research. Concurrent with this need, employers are seeking...

Keywords: energyphotosynthesisbiomass

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Evaluating the Quick Fix: Weight Loss Drugs and Cellular Respiration

One key to student success in introductory and cell biology courses is a foundational knowledge of cellular respiration. This is a content area in which students often harbor misconceptions that...

Keywords: data analysisCellular RespirationElectron Transport ChainEnergy transformationsMitochondriaOxidative phosphorylationWeight loss drugs24-dinitrophenol (DNP)

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Promoting Climate Change Literacy for Non-majors: Implementation of an atmospheric carbon dioxide modeling activity as an inquiry-based classroom activity

Students who are directly involved in scientific activities develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of both scientific knowledge and the scientific process. This understanding is critically...

Keywords: modelingExcelquantitativeclimate changeEnvironmental Biologyatmospheric carbon dioxide

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Using Yeast to Make Scientists: A Six-Week Student-Driven Research Project for the Cell Biology Laboratory

Traditionally-trained undergraduate students often lack an understanding of science as an active process that yields the information presented in their textbooks. One result has been a call for...

Keywords: yeastgrowth curvecell proliferationviability

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Using Pathway Maps to Link Concepts, Peer Review, Primary Literature Searches and Data Assessment in Large Enrollment Classes: An example from teaching ecosystem ecology

As with many other complex topics, teaching ecosystem ecology can be particularly difficult in terms of helping students understand the relationships between the various component parts. We...

Keywords: energyecosystemNutrientsPathway

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National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

Poster on NEON resources for use in research and education presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop.

Keywords: faculty mentoring networksNEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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Amphibian Diversity: Species Richness and Precipitation

This activity will explore how natural history specimen data can be used to investigate the relationship between precipitation levels in a region and species diversity of amphibians.

Keywords: data in the classroomBiodiversitytrade-offsnatural history collectionAmphibans and Reptiles

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Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions

In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation.

Keywords: modulecarbon foot printResources @ DIMACSResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referencescienceexperiment

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A Pipeline in Paradise, Part 1: Learning the Relevant Science

This case requires students to integrate information across the following five “knowledge domains” to develop a baseline understanding of the problem.

Keywords: case studysocio-environmental data

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National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

Poster on the National Ecological Observatory Network and using NEON data and resources in your classroom presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

Keywords: fmnNEONSummer Workshop 2018

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The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through three different quantitative modules. In this module students create graphs, generate statistics, draw...

Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEforagingfmnbehavioral ecologyDIGtrophic cascadesAntarctic foodd webs

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Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century (Abstract) | TIEE

Module for practice included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEassessmentclimate changeglobal changeabiotic environment

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Disease Spread Simulation with M&M's and Information on the wider SIMIODE community

This is a Student Version of a Modeling Scenario from the community, SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations at www.simiode.org

Keywords: resourcesdifferential equationsmodelingsimulationmoduledataepidemicsdiseasecommunityapplied mathematicsResources @ SIMIODEretinal surgeryinsect colonyLSDm&mparameter estimationin-class activityproject

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Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century (Abstract) | TIEE

Module for practice included in Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology (TIEE) Volume 7

Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEclimate changeglobal changeabiotic environment

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A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO₂?

Using Place-Based Economically Relevant Organisms to Improve Student Understanding of the Roles of Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight, and Nutrients in Photosynthetic Organisms

Evaluating the Quick Fix: Weight Loss Drugs and Cellular Respiration

Promoting Climate Change Literacy for Non-majors: Implementation of an atmospheric carbon dioxide modeling activity as an inquiry-based classroom activity

Using Yeast to Make Scientists: A Six-Week Student-Driven Research Project for the Cell Biology Laboratory

Using Pathway Maps to Link Concepts, Peer Review, Primary Literature Searches and Data Assessment in Large Enrollment Classes: An example from teaching ecosystem ecology

National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

Amphibian Diversity: Species Richness and Precipitation

Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions

A Pipeline in Paradise, Part 1: Learning the Relevant Science

National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century (Abstract) | TIEE

Disease Spread Simulation with M&M's and Information on the wider SIMIODE community

Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century (Abstract) | TIEE

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