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    Free Math Games for Algebra, Pre-Algebra and Co-requisite Courses
    These three games were created as part of grant #1501499 for the National Science Foundation. Games cover concepts in pre-algebra, algebra and precalculus, but can also be played just for fun!

    Keywords: math phobiaintroductory matheducational video games

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    Climate Drivers of Phenology Across Scales (adapted during Project EDDIE FMN)
    This activity explores the question: how is bumblebee phenology affected by climate, and are patterns in the phenology of an organism better explained at smaller scales?
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    Collections Education Coffee Break Series Episode One: What Can We Learn From an Insect Specimen Label?
    In the first episode of the Collections Education Coffee Break Series we speak with Anne Basham from SCAN and the Biodiversity Outreach Network. ...

    Keywords: natural history collectionsinformal science learninginformal educationMulti-Modal learningmultiliteracyspecimen baseddigitizationdigital specimen

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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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    Hewlett Foundation - Bates Final Evaluation Report 2021
    Evaluation findings of Hewlett Foundation award to Bates College

    Keywords: QUBES HubSTEM EvaluationSCORE Network

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    Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Using Relative Proportions and Scientific Notation to Highlight the Diversity of Cell Types
    This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation.

    Keywords: ExponentsRatiosCellsqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular BiologyVisual Accommodationsconverting unitschanging scales

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    Highlights of the Hewlett-Foundation Grant Award to Bates College (February 2021)
    End-of grant highlights of the Hewlett-Foundation grant award to Bates College: Supporting more equitable and sustainable open education across STEM
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    Study Findings to Understand Students' Perceptions of OEP/OER
    The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships for students’ perceptions of OER, efficacy of course constructs, course achievement, and demographic characteristics.
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    Paleoclimate and Ocean Biogeochemistry (Project EDDIE)
    This module guides students in an examination of how surface ocean productivity relates to global climate on glacial-interglacial timescales and how the availability of ocean nutrients can be...
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    NEON_PDSI
    Users access and manipulate drought data and visualize these data to learn about historical drought patterns.

    Keywords: Palmer Drought Severity Index

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    Phenology Trends and Climate Change in Minnesota (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will practice answering a specific question about how climate change has affected flowering date in American elm trees. Students can then practice on a species of their own...
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    Climate Drivers of Phenology (Project EDDIE)
    This activity explores the question: which species will be most affected by temperature changes, and how will changes in the phenology of one species affect its interaction with others as the...
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    Plate Tectonics: GPS Data, Boundary Zones, and Earthquake Hazards (Project EDDIE)
    Students work with high precision GPS data to explore how motion near a plate boundary is distributed over a larger region and hypothesize the area over which boundary-related earthquake hazards...
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    Remote Sensing of Plants and Topography in R (Project EDDIE)
    Students will explore different possible abiotic drivers of plant growth, defined as greenness and height. In the final step, students will analyze data from around the United States and consider...
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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.
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    Wind and Ocean Ecosystems (Project EDDIE)
    This module introduces students to the concepts of Ekman transport, eastern boundary currents, and upwelling, while learning how to find a location on a map using latitude and longitude, how to...
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    “Leveling Up” In Your Favorite Video Game Math Modeling Activity
    Students write linear equations that represent their model for solving a problem about playing video games.

    Keywords: modelingNIMBioslinear equationsmiddle grades (4-9)Middle SchoolSystems of Equations

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    Running the Same Pace During a Marathon
    This activity uses Algebra concepts for simple models using long distance running as an example.

    Keywords: NIMBiosAlgebraplottingSimple Equationsconverting unitsalgebra 1simple discrete equations

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    Regression: Tree Rings and Measuring Things
    Students develop scatter plots of growth rings by tree diameters and determine the equation of their best fit line.

    Keywords: NIMBiosregressiontree ringsline of best fit

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    Modeling an Ironman Race
    In this activity students create a model that represents an Ironman race.

    Keywords: NIMBiosgraphsAlgebraSimple Equationsalgebra 1simple modelssimple discrete equations

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