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  1. Modified Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

    01 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

    Tri-County Technical College

    Methylmercury contamination within fish populations is an important toxin that affect human, animal, and environmental health, serving as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and endocrine-disruptor...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3657/?v=1

  2. NSF Final Outcomes Report: Using the Lived Experiences and Narratives of Black Heritage and African American Gullah/Geechee to Learn Science Concepts

    23 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Catherine L Quinlan

    Howard University

    This resource is a public report that provides final outcomes from the NSF funded project award # 1928832. The resources included in this report are outcomes from the catalyst project titled:...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3849/?v=1

  3. Pedigree Unspoken Assumptions

    15 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Ria Goel1, Andrea Jackman1, Pamela Kalas1

    University of British Columbia

    A video that highlights the unspoken assumptions that we use in pedigree analysis.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4344/?v=1

  4. QUBES: a community focused on supporting teaching and learning in quantitative biology

    02 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sam S Donovan1, Carrie Diaz Eaton2, Tom Gower3, Kristin Jenkins4, Drew LaMar5, DorothyBelle Poli6, Bob Sheehy7, Jeremy M Wojdak7

    1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Unity College 3. North Carolina State University 4. BioQUEST 5. College of William and Mary 6. Roanoke College 7. Radford University

    This letter provides an overview of the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Project funded through the National Science Foundation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/226/?v=1

  5. Teaching Selection Mechanisms to 9th Graders using "Are You My Species?" Data Nugget

    15 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrew Ising, Elizabeth H Schultheis1

    Michigan State University, Data Nuggets

    Teaching notes related to the use the of Data Nugget "Are You My Species?" to teach mechanisms of selection and quantitative skills in a 9th grade Biology classroom.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/298/?v=1

  6. The Evolution of Color Vision in Monkeys: From Nucleotides to Ecology

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

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

    Michigan State University

    This case study examines the evolution color vision in Old World and New World monkeys from multiple biological perspectives.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/843/?v=1

  7. This is a title.

    08 Jun 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Drew LaMar

    College of William and Mary

    This is an abstract.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/85/?v=1

  8. Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing

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

    By Jonathan Andrew Akin

    Northwestern State University of Louisiana

    Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3249/?v=1

  9. Using Systems Thinking in Introductory Biology Courses

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

    By Jessica Martin

    University of Providence

    The Systems Thinking module (Units 1-3) was utilized in two separate introductory biology courses, General Biology II Lab and The Living Environment online course.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/614/?v=1

  10. Using the IEDB to Predict Proteasomal Cleavage Events and T-cell Epitopes

    17 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Miko Mallari1, Sheela Vemu2, Valerie Carson3, Golnar Afshar4, Alma Rodriguez Estrada5, Clifford Wilson6, Sandra Porter7

    1. City College of San Francisco 2. Waubonsee Community College 3. Hillsborough Community College 4. Skyline College 5. Aurora University 6. City Colleges of Chicago 7. Digital World Biology

    Research experiences provide a valuable view into the world of science and a great way to explore new fields and careers while developing critical thinking skills. The development and maintenance...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3595/?v=1

  11. Why representation matters: Interpreting data to identify factors that affect Black students’ persistence in STEM

    22 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Suann Yang1, Catherine Quinlan2

    1. State University of New York College at Geneseo 2. Howard University

    In this lesson, learners interpret a table summarizing the factors influencing the persistence of Black students at an HBCU. Then, learners view and reflect on an interview with science education...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3505/?v=1

  12. Will You Find This Humerus? Homology Lab

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

    By Cassondra McHugh-Lowther

    Buchholz High School

    Students will compare and contrast the morphology of vertebrate forelimbs, and will use this knowledge to draw conclusions about their common ancestor and descent with modification.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2507/?v=1

  13. Winter Is Coming Data Nugget for AP Biology Big Idea 1

    15 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrew Ising, Elizabeth H Schultheis1

    Michigan State University, Data Nuggets

    This Data Nugget is a differentiated classroom resource focusing on how a plant species fitness is affected by different climates.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/297/?v=1

  14. Winter Is Coming Data Nugget for AP Biology Big Ideas

    15 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrew Ising, Elizabeth H Schultheis1

    Michigan State University, Data Nuggets

    This Data Nugget is a differentiated classroom resource focusing on how a plant species fitness is affected by different climates.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/297/?v=2