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Taking a Second Look: Investigating Biology with Visual Datasets
13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/831An article exploring the use of visual datasets as an educational aid for biology students. Article abstract: Have you considered the use of biological...
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BioQUEST: Visual Datasets
13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/345This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.
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BioQUEST: Visual Datasets
13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/345This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.
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BioQUEST: Visual Datasets
13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Ethel Stanley
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/345This downloadable module features imaginary animals and plants, and is meant to aid students in thinking about questions of evolution, classification, and phylogeny.
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AIM-UP! (Advancing Integration of Museums into Undergraduate Programs)
13 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Joseph A. Cook, Scott Edwards, Stefanie Ickert-Bond, Eileen Lacy
An NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, the goal of AIM-UP! is to bring museum archives and natural history collections to the forefront of biology education. From the website: "We are developing these themes through meetings, on-line discussions and workshops at scientific...
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Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/868Biodiversity has been shown to be a good measure of the health of the planet system (McGrady-Steed et al. 1997). The more species and genetic diversity, the more stable the...
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Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/868Biodiversity has been shown to be a good measure of the health of the planet system (McGrady-Steed et al. 1997). The more species and genetic diversity, the more stable the...
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Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/868Biodiversity has been shown to be a good measure of the health of the planet system (McGrady-Steed et al. 1997). The more species and genetic diversity, the more stable the...
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Statistical Exploration of Climate Data
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Tamra Carpenter, Robert Vanderbei, Jon Kettenring
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/900Teacher version Student versionThis module is appropriate for introductory statistics classes.Supporting files: Module figures for...
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Statistical Exploration of Climate Data
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Tamra Carpenter, Robert Vanderbei, Jon Kettenring
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/900Teacher version Student versionThis module is appropriate for introductory statistics classes.Supporting files: Module figures for...
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Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Amanda Bonilla, Laura Foster, Rikki Wagstrom, Jean McGivney-Burelle
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/866In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation. Background information is provided to...
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Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Amanda Bonilla, Laura Foster, Rikki Wagstrom, Jean McGivney-Burelle
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/866In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation. Background information is provided to...
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Modeling Crop Rotation with Discrete Mathematics
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jennifer Lorraine Cartier, Kellen Myers, Victoria Ferguson, Yekaterina Voskoboynik
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/864Module Summary: The production of crops is essential to human life. Producing these crops, however, comes with it a cost to the environment. The commonly used agricultural...
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Modeling Crop Rotation with Discrete Mathematics
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jennifer Lorraine Cartier, Kellen Myers, Victoria Ferguson, Yekaterina Voskoboynik
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/864Module Summary: The production of crops is essential to human life. Producing these crops, however, comes with it a cost to the environment. The commonly used agricultural...
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Draft Version: Energy Balance Models
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Daniel Flath, Hans G. Kaper, Frank Wattenberg, Esther Widiasih
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/863This module introduces the student to the process of mathematical modeling. It shows how the process starts in the 4real world! with a...
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Draft Version: Energy Balance Models
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Daniel Flath, Hans G. Kaper, Frank Wattenberg, Esther Widiasih
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/863This module introduces the student to the process of mathematical modeling. It shows how the process starts in the 4real world! with a...
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Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Karen E. Powers, L. Alan Prather, Joesph A. Cook, James Woolley, Henry L. Bart Jr., Anna K. Monfils, Petra Sierwald
Using natural history collections, both physical specimens and archive data, promises to connect classroom learning with the real world of science. From the article: "Natural history collections are an irreplaceable and extensive record of life, and form the basis of our...
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Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education
11 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Karen E. Powers, L. Alan Prather, Joesph A. Cook, James Woolley, Henry L. Bart Jr., Anna K. Monfils, Petra Sierwald
Using natural history collections, both physical specimens and archive data, promises to connect classroom learning with the real world of science. From the article: "Natural history collections are an irreplaceable and extensive record of life, and form the basis of our...
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Mathematics for Biologists Problem Workbook
27 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Juergen Gerlach
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/748This is a workbook of solved problems created by Dr. Juergen Gerlach at Radford University, for students in Math 119 - Mathematics for Biologists. He is...
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Mathematics for Biologists Problem Workbook
27 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Juergen Gerlach
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/748This is a workbook of solved problems created by Dr. Juergen Gerlach at Radford University, for students in Math 119 - Mathematics for Biologists. He is...