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1. Agent-Based Modeling Course Materials

   29 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Erin N. Bodine

   Rhodes College

   Materials created for an upper level ABM course. Prerequisite: Students have taken either (a) another modeling course, or (b) the introductory computer science sequence.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1030/?v=1

2. Avian Censys Analysis

   23 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Darcy Taniguchi

   This Swirl course uses ecological data of bird counts and habitat variables to estimate inter-observer variability and the relationship of birds with habitat variables.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1025/?v=1

3. Two-Way ANOVA

   23 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Didem Ikis

   Towson University

   In this lesson, students will learn the necessary statistical terms to understand two-way ANOVA, how to visualize their data, how to perform two-way ANOVA and interpret their results, and how to...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1020/?v=1

4. Modeling Trophic Interactions in Rice Agriculture: A Jigsaw Approach

   18 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Fernando Nieto¹, Kiersten Nicole Newtoff², Kristine Grayson³, Emily Nodine⁴, Brian Robert Shmaefsky⁵

   1. SUNY Old Westbury 2. Montgomery College 3. University of Richmond 4. Rollins College 5. Lone Star College - Kingwood

   Students explore four different issues related to trophic interactions that affect modern rice agriculture practices and consider relationships between these issues using Lotka and Volterra...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1017/?v=1

5. Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution

   14 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Yadeeh Sawyer¹, Libby Beckman¹, Kayce Bell¹, Joseph Cook¹

   University of New Mexico

   Module for Ecology & Evolution course covering island biogeography principles, The scientific process and hypothesis testing, statistical methods (t-tests, regression), and online database use...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/802/?v=1

6. Testing hypotheses about the role of wildfire in structuring avian communities

   07 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lesley Bulluck

   Dept of Biology and Center for Environmental Studies

   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...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/957/?v=1

7. Using Undergraduate Molecular Biology Labs to Discover Targets of miRNAs in Humans

   04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Adam Idica¹, Jordan Thompson¹, Irene Munk Pedersen¹, Pavan Kadandale¹

   University of California, Irvine

   In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1007/?v=1

8. Murder by HIV? Undergraduate edition

   04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham¹, Laura B. Regassa², Michèle I. Shuster³

   1. Thompson Rivers University 2. Georgia Southern University 3. New Mexico State University

   Bioinformatics case study focusing on phylogenetic tree interpretation, published in the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1004/?v=1

9. Making toast: Using analogies to explore concepts in bioinformatics

   04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kate L. Hertweck

   University of Texas at Tyler

   Module using analogies to introduce students to genomics

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1003/?v=1

10. A Hands-on Introduction to Hidden Markov Models

    04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tony Weisstein¹, Elena Gracheva², Zane Goodwin², Zongtai Qi², Wilson Leung², Christopher D. Shaffer², Sarah C.R. Elgin²

    1. Truman State University 2. Washington University in St. Louis

    A lesson in which students will understand the basic structure of an HMM, the types of data used in ab initio gene prediction, and its consequent limitations.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/999/?v=1

11. Data simulation and randomization tests

    03 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James S. Santangelo

    University of Toronto

    A participatory live-coding lesson on simulating data and performing randomization tests on ecological data in R.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/996/?v=1

12. Exploration of the Human Genome by Investigation of Personalized SNPs

    03 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lani C. Keller

    Quinnipiac University

    To increase students' interest in their own genomes, this computer-based laboratory lesson is designed to be coupled with the opportunity for the students to be genotyped by the consumer sequencing...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/993/?v=1

13. The Ames Test

    03 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nathan Goodson-Gregg, Elizabeth A. De Stasio

    Introduction to the Ames Test, published as GSA Learning Resource

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/987/?v=1

14. Working with plant phenology data and fitting a nonlinear model using least squares in R

    21 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher¹, Ahmed Hasan¹

    University of Toronto

    A participatory live-coding lesson on working with NEON phenology data and fitting a sine-wave model todetermine when different species get and lose their leaves.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/978/?v=1

15. MathBench: Biodiversity Assessment of Stream Biota

    21 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebekah Chapman

    Georgia State University

    The MathBench module, "The Case of the Missing Mountaintop" introduces students to the concept of biodiversity and measures used to quantify biodiversity and stream health. Students investigate the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/977/?v=1

16. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. An introduction to statistical analysis in animal behavior research

    20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Julia Burrows

    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through two different quantitative activities where they generate hypotheses, create figures, conduct data...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/973/?v=1

17. Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: learning how plants move around

    20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sunshine Liberty Brosi

    Frostburg State University

    This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/965/?v=1

18. Leaf litter and soil invertebrates

    05 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tanya Matlaga¹, Emily Mausteller²

    1. Susquehanna University 2. Marshall University

    The diversity of invertebrates occupying the leaf litter and organic layer of soil can be quantified to examine abiotic and biotic questions. This lab can be used as a starting point for a...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/937/?v=1

19. Developing quantitative skills for ecological data: the effects of climate warming on phenological variation and species interactions

    21 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jill Hamilton¹, Zachary Tarble¹

    North Dakota State University

    Students combine long-term observational data sets and experimental warming in an alpine meadow in Gothic, CO to test, evaluate, and interpret ecological data focusing on phenological variation and...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/935/?v=1

20. Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection

    23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Merle Heidemann¹, Peter J.T. White¹, Jim Smith¹

    Michigan State University

    This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet (wrinkled) peas, all in...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/845/?v=1