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  1. Discovering biodiversity in Honduras with TJ Firneno

    11 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By TJ Firneno1, Megan Seifert2

    1. University of Denver 2. Headwaters Science Institute

    TJ talks to us about the different types of biodiversity, why they are important, and about his research involving the discovery of a new species of microhylid in Honduras! If you or your students...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3431/?v=1

  2. The Importance of Street Trees and Urban Avifauna: A lesson exploring the relationship between urban forest and foraging birds

    13 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah B Fones

    This module examines the relationship between street trees, urban avifauna, and socioeconomic gradients in the highly urbanized county of Los Angeles, California. Using edited data from a published...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2972/?v=1

  3. Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture

    11 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Emily Hastings

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    Biodiversity is decreasing rapidly each year and agriculture is a large contributor. In order to minimize biodiversity loss, we must study how local and landscape management in agriculture impact...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3058/?v=1

  4. The Influence of Exotic Plant Invasion on Pollinator Abundance

    11 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maxcy Nicole Hill

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    This lesson introduces two global change factors, natural habitat loss and exotic plant invasion, and analyzes how these stressors impact the biodiversity and abundance of pollinator species....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3055/?v=1

  5. Coloring and Keying Great Lakes Trees

    14 Feb 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Celeste Dufour

    Michigan State University

    In this set of activities, you will use the Michigan Trees Coloring book to learn and practice plant identification. You will also simulate some of the steps of specimen preparation by keying an d...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2200/?v=1

  6. "Got Algae?" A Sorting Game for Introducing the Weird and Wonderful Diversity of Algae

    30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bridgette E. Clarkston

    University of British Columbia

    Algae are a fascinating and diverse organismal group, with global ecological importance, a storied evolutionary history and deep connections to both contemporary and historical human societies. Yet...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2729/?v=1

  7. Developing Data Literacy Skills and Connecting the Student Experience in the Classroom to the Community Through Biodiversity Projects

    30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jessica Lee Joyner*1, Kelly L. O'Donnell2

    1. Georgia State University 2. Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York

    Undergraduate education and long-term science literacy are enhanced by integrating data projects with public datasets and creating analysis summaries. Underutilized public datasets are often...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2721/?v=1

  8. Biodiversity Show and Tell: An Accessible Activity to Encourage Students to Explore the Tree of Life

    29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah R. Stockwell*1, Jessica A. Davids1

    University of California San Diego

    An appreciation of organismal diversity is a requirement for understanding evolution and ecology, and can serve as a source of amazement and wonder that inspires students to enjoy biology. However,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2715/?v=1

  9. Assessing Urban Biodiversity With the eBird Citizen Science Project: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Module

    29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Karin R. Gastreich

    Avila University

    The eBird citizen science module takes advantage of technology tools and online resources developed by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (http://ebird.org) to achieve several learning...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2673/?v=1

  10. Teaching Biodiversity with Museum Specimens in an Inquiry-Based Lab

    29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lisa L. Walsh*†1, Cynthia J. Giffen†1, Cody W. Thompson1

    University of Michigan

    In response to the growth of biology datasets and broad efforts to digitize data, an increasingly important skill for science students is the management and analysis of large datasets. We designed...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2735/?v=1

  11. CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum

    28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Oliver Hyman*1, Elizabeth Doyle1, Joseph Harsh1, Joanna Mott2, Andrea Pesce1, Bejan Rasoul1, Kyle Seifert1, Ray Enke1

    1. James Madison University 2. California State University

    Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2625/?v=1

  12. Quantifying and Visualizing Campus Tree Phenology

    28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nathan Emery*1, Caleb Trujillo1, Andrew Jarosz1, Tammy Long1

    Michigan State University

    Large enrollment courses present a challenge for instructors who want to engage students in authentic science practices that fit the recommendations of Vision & Change. Our lesson provides a...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2624/?v=1

  13. Engaging students in data exploration using digital biodiversity databases: BLUE Data Network

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

    By Anna Monfils1, Debra Linton1

    Central Michigan University

    Slides for BLUE presentation at 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2010/?v=1

  14. Integrating digitized biodiversity data exploration into the undergraduate biology curriculum

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

    By Debra Linton1, Libby Ellwood2, Lisa White3, Anna Monfils1

    1. Central Michigan University 2. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 3. UC Museum of Paleontology

    Poster on the Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE) project presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2003/?v=1

  15. Birds and Lice: Reciprocal Natural Selection

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

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

    Central Michigan University

    This exercise investigates the form and function of lice and their relationship to their bird host.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1817/?v=1

  16. Louse and Human Coevolution

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

    By Anna Monfils1, Julie Allen2, Brad Goodner3, Debra Linton1

    1. Central Michigan University 2. University of Nevada Reno 3. Hiram College

    This module examines the complicated co-evolution of Lice, Humans, and Great Apes

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1801/?v=1

  17. Supersized Life: Comparing Across Scales

    24 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Natasha Vitek1, Christopher Baker2

    1. Stony Brook University 2. Exceptional Student Education Department, Alachua County Public Schools

    How wide is the size range of living beings, from "big" to "too small to see"? Students will collect and compare measurements from 3D specimens within the metric system by multiplying or dividing...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1789/?v=1

  18. Biodiversity research using digitized, internet-based natural history collections

    17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Collections based research is a critical tool for organismal biology and biodiversity research. Yet natural history collections have a complicated past. This multi-class module examines the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1553/?v=1

  19. Exploring how climate will impact plant-insect distributions and interactions using open data and informatics

    06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Wendy Clement1, Kathleen Prudic2, Jeffrey Oliver3

    1. The College of New Jersey 2. University of Arizona 3. University of Arizona Libraries

    This teaching module provides an entry point for students to learn about data science, open data repositories (e.g., citizen science data), and species distribution modeling to study the effects of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1286/?v=1

  20. Investigating Biomes with BiomeViewer

    28 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Heather Olins

    Boston College

    This interactive classroom activity facilitates student learning about biodiversity through an investigation of biomes (what they are, how they're defined, their global distribution) using a free...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1236/?v=1

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