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1. Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution

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

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

   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

2. Sample NetLogo Code of Bacterial Growth

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

   By Anne Elizabeth Yust

   The New School

   Each NetLogo file is a sequential version of the final bacterial growth model produced in the Bacterial Growth Tutorial. These are to be used as checks to one's understanding alongside the tutorial.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/800/?v=1

3. Pokemon Go and Ecology

   12 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth C Davis-Berg¹, Joshua Drew², Stephanie Sardelis

   1. Columbia College Chicago 2. Columbia College

   These are resources associated with using Pokemon Go to teach concepts in Ecology.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/787/?v=1

4. Phenotypic plasticity and predation

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Justin Touchon²

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College

   Students predict changes to tadpole morphology and coloration after considering characteristics of the predator species and the prey themselves then test their own hypotheses (typically with...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/545/?v=1

5. Leaf cutter ant foraging

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Justin Touchon², Myra Hughey²

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College

   This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/542/?v=1

6. Dendroclimatology

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, R. S. Maxwell¹

   Radford University

   Dendroclimatologists can reconstruct climate records further into the past than written records, by examining tree rings. Students "reverse-engineer" this process by considering growth...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/544/?v=1

7. 3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Kerri-Ann Norton²

   1. Radford University 2. Johns Hopkins University

   This module allows students to follow a researcher as she discovers new features of breast cancer tissue architecture, using 3D reconstructions of histological specimens.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/543/?v=1

8. Drug screening and cancer resistance: EGFR Activity

   25 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Holly Basta

   Rock Mountain College

   This activity explores a specific gene (egfr) and its role in cancer. EGFR was introduced with the Gene Card Activities, researched throughout the semester, and then authentic image data of...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/720/?v=1

9. Use of PeerWise - an open digital question authoring tool

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

   By Sarah Prescott

   University of New Hampshire

   Session on PeerWise presented at BioQUEST Workshop 2018

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/669/?v=1

10. Investigating the effects of urbanization on bird biodiversity: Testing three biodiversity hypotheses using citizen science data

    13 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Kovacs¹, Ebony Gaillard²

    1. Spelman College 2. University of North Carolina

    Students generate predictions and test three hypotheses about how biodiversity is affected by urbanization over time using citizen science generated bird count data and land use data from 13...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/645/?v=1

11. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Gregory Cunningham¹

    St. John Fisher College

    Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through three different quantitative modules. In this module students create graphs, generate statistics, draw...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/470/?v=1

12. Painting turtles: an introduction to species distribution modeling in R

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Carter

    Iowa State University

    This module uses R software to introduce students to the process of accessing databases and building species distribution models based on occurrence records.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/378/?v=1

13. Investigating Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Ecologies Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maruthi Bhaskar

    Texas Southern University

    Identifying, mapping and understanding the magnitude and the spatial prevalence of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea diseases. Analyzing the spatial trends of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/423/?v=1

14. Environment-Richness Relationships in Ephemeral and Permanent Wetlands: Guided Inquiry with Graph Interpretation (Abstract) | TIEE

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amanda M Little

    University of Wisconsin-Stout

    An introduction to linear models using plant and animal richness-environment relationships in ephemeral ponds and permanent wetlands.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/384/?v=1

15. Diseasebots

    12 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Arietta Fleming-Davies¹, Skylar Hopkins²

    1. QUBES; Radford University 2. UC Santa Barbara and Virginia Tech

    This module explores the effects of host density on contact rates and transmission of pathogens or mutualist symbionts using a hands-on simulation, a computer agent-based model in NetLogo, and an...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/641/?v=1

16. Environmental Drivers of Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes from Minutes to Years

    11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christopher Gough¹, Cindee Giffen², Thomas W Woodward¹

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University 2. University of Michigan

    Students build on fundamental concepts of ecosystem production and carbon cycling, combining this knowledge with open long-term data from ecological and meteorological networks to uncover the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/571/?v=1

17. Gaining familiarity with R and Work with NEON OS & IS data – Plant phenology & temperature - adaptation

    11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nancy Cowden

    Lynchburg College

    This adaptation introduces students to R and the NEON OS & IS data – Plant Phenology & Temperature tutorial. A planned extension will prompt students to develop a testable hypothesis, based on...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/624/?v=1

18. Biogeography of plant-associated fungi: who lives where and why?

    28 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Naupaka Bruce Zimmerman¹, Peter Vitousek²

    1. University of San Francisco 2. Stanford University

    This dataset of fungal communities associated with the leaves an endemic Hawaiian tree provides students opportunities to explore relationships between environmental variables and microbial...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/596/?v=1

19. Have fish assemblages recovered from the legacy of acid rain?

    28 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christine May¹, Patrick Harmon¹

    James Madison University

    This module provides a framework for upper-level ecology students to learn about limiting factors for stream fish diversity, using data from Shenandoah National Park and gaining skills in...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/601/?v=1

20. Do urban yards serve as a refuge for native land snail species?

    24 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kathryn Elizabeth Perez

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

    This module contains a series of take-home activities to prepare students to analyze their own dataset collected in lab.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/597/?v=1