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Evaluating Local Adaptation and Conservation with Life Tables
05 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Urmi Poddar1, Jessica Coyle2
1. Stony Brook University 2. Saint Mary's College of California
This module contains a sequence of activities designed for an undergraduate ecology lesson on stage-structured population models or life tables that use published data. Two versions are provided:...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4896/?v=1
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Introduction to Climate Change: Why we should care
29 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Julia Kachanova1, Sarah Emery1
University of Louisville
In this lesson, students cover the basics of climate change, interpret and predict several graphs that explain climate change scenarios under different treatment options, and reflect on an...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4973/?v=1
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Chris Badurek
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The Impact of Climate Change on Sea Hare Respiration
22 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Desiree Forsythe1, Richelle Tanner2
1. Santa Clara University 2. Chapman University
In this lesson, students interpret graphs of sea hare respiration. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with environmental scientist Dr. Richelle Tanner, who collected the data in the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4903/?v=1
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Teaching Thermal Physiology of Reptiles and Amphibians to Undergraduate Students
02 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allison Litmer
This module contains materials and activities for teaching undergraduate students about the thermal physiology of reptiles and amphibians. The module begins with an interactive lecture introducing...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4857/?v=1
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Robert M Ross
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Implementing an online module about measuring carbon stocks in an undergraduate Earth Science course
09 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jose Montalva
East Central University
In this implementation of a case study in which high technology was used to measure carbon stocks in a tropical forest, earth science students in this 4-year college in Oklahoma applied concepts...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4846/?v=1
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Linden M Schneider
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Climate Change Connections
16 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Julia Marie Morgan1, Ovidiu Franţescu1, John Sebastiani1, Mary Mulcahy1
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
This module is composed of three related activities that introduce students to climate change's complexity from a conceptual standpoint. In the first activity, students work in small groups to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4789/?v=1
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Climate Change’s Impact on Sea Level Rise in a Coastal Marsh Over 20 Years
14 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Emma Powell, Holly Robison
In this lesson, students will learn about increasing sea level rise and the direct impacts coastal marshes are facing as a result. Students will learn the importance of coastal marshes, tidal...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4784/?v=1
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Introduction to Plant Phenology with Museum Specimens of Desert Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha)
23 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Julie Marie Schlichte1, Michael Moody2, Vicky Zhuang
1. The University of Texas at El Paso 2. University of Texas at El Paso
Students engage in hands-on exploration of phenology by working with digitized herbarium specimens, particularly focusing on prickly pear specimens from the UTEP herbarium. They learn to identify...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4611/?v=1
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Christine Gehrig-Downie
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Jose Montalva
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Fabian Moss Fox
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Susan McClatchy
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The Stomata Lab. What the past can tell us about our future - using fossil and modern plants to model atmospheric carbon dioxide
02 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Gina Wesley1, Kelly Livernoche1, Sean McNamara2, William Gretes3, Allison Bell, Kiersten Newtoff1, Jeff Leips4, Richard Barclay5, Heather Killen5
1. Montgomery College 2. Community College of Baltimore County 3. Howard Community College 4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 5. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Students will develop a mathematical model of the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and the number of stomata on a leaf (Stomata Index). They will evaluate the model graphically, statistically,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4541/?v=1
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Brittany Barker
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Romey Haberle
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Meredith Hovis
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Using Map of Life to Investigate Species Ranges Shifts with Climate Change
02 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Courtney Campany
Shepherd University
Biodiversity databases, based on species occurrences, are now readily available for students to use a free of charge. These databases allow exploration of how species ranges shift through time. One...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4485/?v=1