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1. Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Using Relative Proportions and Scientific Notation to Highlight the Diversity of Cell Types

   15 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Heather Seitz¹, Jillian Marie Miller², Joseph Esquibel³

   1. Johnson County Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Lansing Community College

   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.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1952/?v=2

2. “Leveling Up” In Your Favorite Video Game Math Modeling Activity

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Virginia Parkman¹, Cameron Cook², Greg Wiggins³, Suzanne Lenhart⁴

   1. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4. University of Tennessee

   Students write linear equations that represent their model for solving a problem about playing video games.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2267/?v=1

3. Running the Same Pace During a Marathon

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Cameron Cook¹, Greg Wiggins², Suzanne Lenhart³

   1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. University of Tennessee

   This activity uses Algebra concepts for simple models using long distance running as an example.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2294/?v=1

4. Regression: Tree Rings and Measuring Things

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Greg Wiggins¹, Suzanne Lenhart²

   1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. University of Tennessee

   Students develop scatter plots of growth rings by tree diameters and determine the equation of their best fit line.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2266/?v=1

5. Modeling an Ironman Race

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Cameron Cook¹, Greg Wiggins², Suzanne Lenhart³

   1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. University of Tennessee

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

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2293/?v=1

6. Fungus Among Us!

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kelly Sturner¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Courtney Patterson³

   1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee 3. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

   This game introduces the idea of how fungi and plants can work together in a symbiotic relationship.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2255/?v=1

7. 3-D Printing Models of Cell Organelles and Flowers

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Suzanne Lenhart¹, Kelly Sturner²

   1. University of Tennessee 2. Argonne National Laboratory

   This hands-on module features active learning using 3-D printing technology to teach middleschool students about physical scientific models and cell organelles.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2289/?v=1

8. All About Cod For Grades 3-5

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kelly Sturner¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Virginia Parkman³

   1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee 3. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis

   This activity uses background from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky and then uses a simple story to engage students in solving problems using several operations and algebraic thinking math standards.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2290/?v=1

9. All About Cod For Grade 2

   03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kelly Sturner¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Virginia Parkman¹

   1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee

   This activity uses data from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky to engage students in summarizing data in a table and bar graph.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2292/?v=1

10. Electrical and chemical communication in the nervous system

    04 Mar 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Patrick Cafferty

    Emory University

    This activity guides students through an online tutorial to examine the electrical and chemical communication of neurons.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1405/?v=2

11. Climate-Induced Shifts in California Butterflies

    18 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Coyle

    A module in which students generate and test hypotheses about butterfly species’ response to climate change in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California using publicly...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1884/?v=2

12. Sizes, Scales, and Specialization: An activity highlighting the diversity in cell types

    15 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Heather Seitz¹, Jillian Marie Miller², Joseph Esquibel³

    1. Johnson County Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Lansing Community College

    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.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1952/?v=1

13. Investigating human impacts on Southeastern US stream ecology using R

    01 Jan 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Alicia Caughman¹, Emily Weigel¹

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Adaptation of the "Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Scaling up from Local to National with a focus on the Southeast" specifically to focus on self-paced R code instruction

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2220/?v=1

14. Yeti or not: Do they exist?

    31 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Keith Johnson¹, Adam Kleinschmit², Jill Rulfs³, William (Bill) Morgan⁴

    1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. University of Dubuque 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4. The College of Wooster

    Through this 4-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=3

15. Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project EDDIE) with CO2 and 13CO2 data: adapted for R

    23 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Marguerite Mauritz

    University of Texas at El Paso

    This is an adaptation to work in R of Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project) by Hage, M. 2020. Students will investigate geologic and modern evidence for global temperature and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2214/?v=1

16. Is bigger always better? An investigation on the effect of drought on different sizes of trees

    11 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Brzyski

    Seton Hill University

    This data set was compiled from worldwide data to examine the effects of drought on trees. Included in the dataset are measurements of growth and mortality as they relate to the size category of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2189/?v=1

17. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural History

    01 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    In this module, students will explore Western Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge and review a case study of how the TEK of the Inuit people provided a way of knowing and understanding the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2150/?v=1

18. Mammal Bones & Homologies

    17 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Light

    Texas A&M University

    Short activity for a laboratory covering mammal skulls, teeth, bones, dichotomous keys, and homologies (using Blackburn lab Sketchfab). Included in the package is a document for teaching...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2124/?v=1

19. Case Study — World records as measures of senescence or randomness

    12 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Carl Bergstrom², Jevin West²

    1. Bates College and QUBES 2. University of Washington

    This is a project meant to accompany the Case Study that Carl Bergstrom, which uses R to explore whether declining track and field world record performance could be an artifact of sample size (less...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2125/?v=1

20. Case Study - Storks vs Babies

    11 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and QUBES

    This is a R project based on the Robert Matthews paper Storks vs Babies. The idea is to replicate the results of the paper, learn a bit about R for linear fits and graphing and explore correlation...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2123/?v=1