Teaching Materials (1-15 of 15)

1. Between a rock and a hard place. What can turning rocks tell us about land-use change impacts on animals living in a rock outcrop?

   29 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Vijayan Jithin¹, Aparna Watve²

   1. Nature Conservation Foundation, India 2. Bombay Environmental Action Group, India

   Unique rock outcrops in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in India provide a setting that challenges students to develop a study to assess the impact of land-use change on threatened animals...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4644/?v=1

2. Impact of Introduction of American Bullfrogs on Species Diversity

   07 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Heather Zimbler-DeLorenzo¹, Christine Mary Patrum¹, Randall Moser Jr², Andrea Huntoon³

   1. Georgia State University Perimeter College 2. Horry Georgetown Technical College 3. Fox Valley Technical College

   This module explores the introduction of the American bullfrog on their ecosystem. Using species diversity calculations and data collection techniques, students explore how the bullfrog affected...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4480/?v=1

3. Polyploidapalooza: Exploring the diversity and evolution of polyploid plants and animals

   19 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Allen¹, David Blackburn¹

   University of Florida

   This series of modules explores the complex world of polyploidy, including species formation, cell division, evolution, conservation, and economic importance. We focus on polyploidy across the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3704/?v=2

4. Modeling Changes in Probability of Presence of Myotis lucifugus Due to White Nose Syndrome: An Introduction to Logistic Regression in R

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

   By Mary Roseblock

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   In this lesson, students will learn more about the wildlife disease known as white nose syndrome and how it affects certain bat species more than others. Students will learn about the important...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4307/?v=2

5. Species Conservation Management Plan Report and Class Exercise

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

   By Vikki L Rodgers

   Babson College

   In this project, students work in pairs to become an expert in their assigned IUCN Red List endangered species. They are charged to create a well-researched, written conservation management plan....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3908/?v=1

6. Polyploidapalooza: Exploring the diversity and evolution of polyploid plants and animals

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

   By Kaitlin Allen¹, David Blackburn¹

   University of Florida

   This series of modules explores the complex world of polyploidy, including species formation, cell division, evolution, conservation, and economic importance. We focus on polyploidy across the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3704/?v=1

7. Conserving Water in a Time of Climate Change: What are the Benefits of Using Greywater on Household Gardens

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

   By Nithya Sunku¹, Tara Webster²

   1. San Marin High School 2. University of Nevada, Reno

   We were curious if there would be any simple wayto decrease water use in communities because of theongoing drought in California. To do this, we would usethree different types of greywater, soap...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3666/?v=1

8. Is Earth Currently Undergoing a Sixth Mass Extinction?

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

   By Emily M. Wollmuth*¹, Trevor J. L. Sless¹, Montana E. Airey¹, Ethan D. France¹, Emily M. Stump¹, Meagan A. Sundstrom¹, Rachel L. Wilkins¹, Michelle K. Smith¹

   Cornell University

   The five Phanerozoic mass extinctions were central in shaping biodiversity on Earth today. Due to increasing biodiversity losses, there is debate about whether we are currently undergoing a sixth...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2968/?v=1

9. 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

10. 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

11. What is Speciation, How Does It Occur, and Why Is It Important for Conservation?

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

    By Lauren A. Genova¹, Benjamin B. Johnson¹, Frank R. Castelli¹, Lina M. Arcila Hernández¹, David A. Chang van Oordt¹, Amelia-Juliette Demery¹, Nicholas K. Fletcher¹, Ellie M. Goud¹, Katherine D. Holmes¹, Jennifer L. Houtz¹, Mia M. Howard¹, Jonathan J. Hughes¹, Kelsey H. Jensen¹, Henry D. Kunerth¹, Eugene P. Law¹, Elizabeth Lombardi¹, Anyi Mazo-Vargas¹, Cait A. McDonald¹, Cinnamon S. Mittan¹, Thomas A. Ryan¹, Allison M. Tracy¹, Jennifer J. Uehling¹, Amelia K. Weiss¹, Michelle K. Smith¹

    Cornell University

    Speciation provides a framework for classifying biodiversity on Earth and is a central concept in evolutionary biology. To help undergraduate students learn about speciation, we designed a...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2684/?v=1

12. Human Dimensions in Amphibian Conservation: Addressing Threats

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

    By Jennifer Sevin¹, Alexa Warwick², M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid³, Sarah Raisch²

    1. University of Richmond 2. Michigan State University 3. Bridgewater State University

    This module introduces students to the theme of human dimensions in conservation and provides them with an opportunity to engage in practices related to social science research.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2461/?v=1

13. Exploring global reef health and human population using correlation and simple linear regression

    10 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By David Sale

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    In this lesson, students will explore the relationship between reef cover and human disturbance. Students will manipulate a large dataset and perform normality tests, data transformations,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2341/?v=1

14. 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

15. Staying Alive: Extinction Risk: Introduction to Extinction and Extinction Bias

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

    By Samantha Price¹, Peggy Schaeffer², Anna Thanukos³, Samantha Swauger²

    1. University of California, Davis 2. DryadLab 3. University of California Museum of Paleontology

    Data driven curriculum module from Dryad Digital Repository

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/275/?v=1