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Quantifying and Visualizing Campus Tree Phenology
18 Apr 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nate Emery1, Caleb Trujillo1, Andrew Jarosz1, Tammy M Long1
Michigan State University
This lesson, published on CourseSource, enables collaborative teams to collect, quantify, and analyze observable seasonal changes in nature.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1142/?v=1
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Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them
20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Molly Phillips1, Kathryn Green2
1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. North Carolina Sate University
5E lesson plan for middle/high school aligned to NGSS standards.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1109/?v=1
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Amphibian Diversity: Species Richness and Precipitation
19 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Debra Linton1, Anna Monfils1, Molly Phillips2, Libby Ellwood3
1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio
This activity will explore how natural history specimen data can be used to investigate the relationship between precipitation levels in a region and species diversity of amphibians.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1101/?v=1
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Liberating Data for Biodiversity Research
19 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Libby Ellwood1, Austin Mast2
1. iDigBio 2. Florida State University
The objectives of this exercise are to familiarize you with the information content of biodiversity specimens and their labels, the breadth of that information across geographic space and/or time.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1104/?v=1
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Connecting Students to Citizen Science and Curated Collections
18 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna Monfils1, Erica Krimmel2, Debra Linton1, Travis Marsico3, Ashley Morris4, Brad Ruhfel5
1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida State University 3. Arkansas State University 4. Middle Tennessee State University 5. University of Michigan
This educational module utilizes the traditional plant collection experience to engage students with biodiversity data protocols and resources available in our information-rich digital age.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1103/?v=1
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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/publications/802/?v=1
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Adaptation of Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure to a Non-Major’s Ecology Course
21 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By John Howard Starnes
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/975/?v=1
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Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Megan L Van Etten
Pennsylvania State University
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/967/?v=1
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Coral Reefs in Hot Water
04 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kaitlin Bonner
St. John Fisher College
Students analyze sea surface temperature (SST) data from NOAA to predict coral bleaching at four locations in the Bahamas. They then compare their predictions to authentic research collected about...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/324/?v=1
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Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
22 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Gregory Zimmerman, J. Phil Gibson1
University of Oklahoma
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/674/?v=1
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Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species
21 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Merrilee Anderson1, J. Phil Gibson2
1. Mount Aloysius College 2. University of Oklahoma
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine terrestrial trophic cascades. Concepts will then be applied to examples in freshwater ecosystems.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/668/?v=1
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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/publications/645/?v=1
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Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
06 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Robert Shmaefsky1, J. Phil Gibson2
1. Lone Star College - Kingwood 2. University of Oklahoma
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/628/?v=1
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Terrestrial Trophic Cascades & Population Structure
27 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By J. Phil Gibson
University of Oklahoma
In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine trophic cascades.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/430/?v=1
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Mapping Coral Bleaching Modified with NOAA and Authentic Bleaching data
18 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristine Grayson
University of Richmond
Students access NOAA data to conduct an analysis to look at differences between locations in heat stress and ultimately the amount of coral bleaching in 2005
https://qubeshub.org/publications/319/?v=1
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Coral Bleaching Mapping Activity
17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
This is a classroom activity in which students use authentic data to assess the threat of coral bleaching around the world. It supports the 2014 Holiday Lectures on Science video featuring Dr....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/293/?v=1
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Steve Palumbi and Megan Morikawa Study Coral Reef Damage in American Samoa
17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
Field research on coral bleaching suggests possibilities for saving threatened reefs.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/300/?v=1
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Modification to City Parks
05 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristen Kaczynski
California State University - Chico
Using a jigsaw approach, students calculated species richness, Shannon's diversity index and species evenness using the City Parks wildlife data.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/195/?v=1