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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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