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

   04 Jul 2020 | 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

2. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation

   19 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Mary Heskel

   Macalester College

   Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is based on deep understanding of systems from observations made over hundreds to thousands of years. This resource connects TEK to modern conservation...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1939/?v=1

3. Redlining and Climate Change

   19 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Mary Heskel

   Macalester College

   Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1938/?v=1

4. An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson

   15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Apple

   SUNY Geneseo

   Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1926/?v=1

5. How does increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide disrupt ecological systems? Results from FACE experiments across the globe.

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

   By Courtney Campany

   This module synthesizes key findings from forested CO2 enrichment experiments over the last 3 decades. Students should have a basic working knowledge of climate change, ecosystem nutrient cycles...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1916/?v=1

6. Vertebrate Clade Race

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

   By David Baum¹, Kristin Jenkins²

   1. University of Wisconsin 2. BioQUEST

   This activity introduces basic tree reading skills for evolutionary phylogenies. It is designed as a short group activity. After completing this activity, students should be familiar with basic...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1906/?v=1

7. Cleaning Biodiversity Data: Excel

   09 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Debra Linton¹, Molly Phillips²

   1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

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

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1899/?v=1

8. Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

   28 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Meghan Graham MacLean

   University of Massachusetts Amherst

   This is a modification of an original TIEE Module, investigating these questions: How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally? How does land cover change impact...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1868/?v=1

9. NELF Explorer: Drivers of Landscape Change

   28 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Meghan Graham MacLean

   University of Massachusetts Amherst

   Students explore the connections between land use decisions and land cover change, as well as how to predict the possible impacts of land use decisions into the future.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1867/?v=1

10. Value of Mistakes. Making Mistakes Using R

    27 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Staci Neas Johnson

    Southern Wesleyan University

    This module allows students to frame mistakes and frustrations during their first introduction to R in terms of improved learning and growth mindset.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1863/?v=1

11. The Power of Data Standards

    22 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Michaeleen Gerken Golay¹, Darlene Panvini², Molly Phillips³, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo⁴

    1. Wartburg College 2. Belmont University 3. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 4. Alfred University

    Investigate data standards within the context of the Alpine Chipmunk and the Grinnell Study.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1842/?v=1

12. Data management and introduction to QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis

    22 May 2020 | Datasets | Contributor(s):

    By Meghan Graham MacLean

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Students learn about the importance of good data management and begin to explore QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis purposes. Students will explore National Land Cover Database raster data and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1858/?v=1

13. Yeti or not: Do they exist?

    14 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Keith Johnson

    Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

    Through this 2-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=1

14. Sickle Cell Disease Case Study

    06 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elizabeth Co

    Boston University

    A short film explores the evolutionary connection between an infectious disease, malaria, and a genetic condition, sickle cell anemia. The animation explores the genetic causes and biological...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1833/?v=1

15. Following the Data

    04 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹, Molly Phillips², Libby Ellwood³

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio

    The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1137/?v=1

16. Why are Cells Small? Surface Area to Volume Ratio

    30 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John Howard Starnes¹, Christianne Baucom Nieuwsma², Jennifer Glee Buntz³, Sondra Marie LoRe⁴, Vedham Karpakakunjaram⁵

    1. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 2. South Mountain Community College 3. Central New Mexico Community College 4. National Institute for STEM Evaluation & Research (NISER) 5. Montgomery College

    This module explores surface area to volume ratios in a cube and sphere in relation to cell size.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1824/?v=1

17. Diving into Deep Sea Data

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

    By Adania Flemming¹, Randy Singer², Molly Phillips³

    1. iDigBio, FLMNH 2. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 3. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    A module that combines NOAA's Okeanos Explorer and the iDigBio Portal to explore the deep sea!

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1820/?v=1

18. Louse Genetics, Genomics, and Gene Function...Oh My!

    22 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Julie Allen, Brad W Goodner, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    In this module, students will be investigating a louse gene with an unknown function to determine if it might be important in the evolution of the louse ecomorphs.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1818/?v=1

19. Needleman - Wunsch Algorithm Exercise

    22 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Michael Sierk¹, Sam S Donovan², Neal Grandgenett, Bill Morgan³, Mark A. Pauley⁴, Elizabeth F Ryder⁵

    1. Saint Vincent College 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. The College of Wooster 4. University of Nebraska at Omaha 5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    This exercise is used in a sophomore-junior level bioinformatics course. The algorithm is introduced to the students who then complete the exercise.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/28/?v=4

20. Introduction to nucleotide sequence analysis and protein modeling in MEGA and PyMol using coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

    03 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maria Shumskaya¹, Nicholas Lorusso²

    1. Kean University 2. Kean Univeristy

    Introduction into computational approaches in phylogeny and protein modeling based on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (caused COVID-19 pandemic). Two self-guided tutorials for standard lab classes of 2.5...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1796/?v=1