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Conservation Biology and Ethics in Synthetic Biology

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Colorado State University - Pueblo Population Genetics

An ethics case study is included in the course material.

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Data is the New Science

In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply what they have learned to research question.

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DataClassroom

OUR MISSION

Data skills are key to solving the biggest problems of tomorrow. DataClassroom exists to help students understand both those problems and how to unlock their solutions.

As data becomes an increasingly valuable resource across all fields, the teaching of data skills is becoming increasingly important for middle and high school classrooms. At the same time, as educators, we recognize that the best part of a science education will always be hands-on labs and authentic experimentation. DataClassroom provides teachers the opportunity to integrate next generation data-skills seamlessly with the learning experiences they are already creating. 

WHAT CAN DATACLASSROOM DO? 

The web-based app lets students engage with data and do real analysis. Even students with no statistics background can upload and visualize their own data, ask a question, and use a statistical test to form a conclusion. Your students will learn data analysis by doing data analysis.

While performing analysis with professional accuracy, the students are shown each step in the process through animations and are encouraged to think about what is being done, and why.

WHY IS IT DIFFERENT?

Our founder Aaron Reedy realized that classroom experiments were the lessons that most engaged science students and were often remembered even years later. He continually pushed his students to do better and bigger experiments in the classroom, but realized that available tools for data analysis were not built for kids. Now, with the demands of the Next Generation Science Standards, an even greater emphasis is placed on developing quantitative and analytical skills in the K-16 science education. Teachers and students need a tool that lets them analyze their data, but does not assume a graduate level knowledge of statistics.

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SCRaMbLE generates designed combinatorial stochastic diversity in synthetic chromosomes

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SCRaMbLEing of a Synthetic Yeast Chromosome with Clustered Essential Genes Reveals Synthetic Lethal Interactions

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SCRaMbLE generates evolved yeasts with increased alkali tolerance

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Nature Communications 2018 Yeast 2.0 Collection

A collection of 9 papers all describing improvements and applications of the Scramble system

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Unintended consequences of framing a utility-value intervention in two-year colleges

Canning, E. A., Priniski, S. J., & Harackiewicz, J. M. (2019). Unintended consequences of framing a utility-value intervention in two-year colleges. Learning and Instruction, 62, 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2019.05.001

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COVID-19 Simulator (ISEE) Module

This accessible module guides students through exploring the COVID-19 Simulator developed by ISEE. Students dig into the four scenarios provided (including the parameters and the graphs), construct their own scenarios, and interpret their results.

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Materials for Teaching the SIR Epidemic Model

This web page contains materials created by faculty of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Mathematics to teach basic fundamentals of mathematical epidemiology.

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Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine - Ethics supplement

The adaptation to Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine entails two ethics supplements. The first supplement addresses the use of off-label drugs in the pandemic (or other situation). The second supplement addresses wet markets.

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COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed experiments.

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Lumina is setting aside $15 million over the next three years to help eradicate systemic racism

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Building Organizational Capacity for Social Justice: Framework, Approach & Tools

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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.

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Species Range Over Space and Time

used this Spring 2020

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Ferns are Everywhere

Using spatial fern population data in hypothesis testing

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Testing hypotheses about the role of wildfire in structuring avian communities

This module assesses the role of wildfire in the eastern US and its impact on bird communities using NEON bird survey data from pre- and post- a major wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) in November 2016.

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Cleaning Biodiversity Data: Excel

Access and clean an open source polar bear dataset using Excel.

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Remote sensing data processing – NEON airborne data

Concepts of remote sensing and data logistics, and NEON remote sensing data are introduced. Students learn how to apply spatial data processing and visualization skills using R coding program to process NEON airborne data to address scientific questions.

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