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Alexis Catherine Garretson
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/30637
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Hypoxia: A Case Study in R
27 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Derek Sollberger
UC Merced School of Natural Sciences
Aquatic ecosystems are home to a complex intersection of physical and biological factors and an intersection of natural and anthropogenic factors. In the Chesapeake Bay, low oxygen events have...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3327/?v=1
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1-022-SpreadOfTechnologies-ModelingScenario
26 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We examine plots on the spread of technologies and ask students to estimate and extract data from the plots and then model several of these spread of technologies phenomena with a logistic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3319/?v=1
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Sarah B Fones
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/28315
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1-018-LogisticPopModel-ModelingScenario
02 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We offer artificial (toy) and historical data on limited growth population situations in the study of protozoa and lead students through several approaches to estimating parameters and determining...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2964/?v=1
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Learning Quantitative Genetics: Investigation of Genetic Control for Cold Stress Response in Plants
22 Feb 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Irina Makarevitch*1, Rae Goering1
Hamline University
Course-embedded undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for students have been shown to increase students’ understanding of the process of science, affirm their scientific identity, and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2818/?v=1
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Fitting Exponential and Logistic Growth Models to Bacterial Cell Count Data
17 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Adam Rumpf
Florida Polytechnic University
In this activity, students will model a noisy set of bacterial cell count data using both exponential and logistic growth models. For each model the students will plot the data (or a linear...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2831/?v=1
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Linear Regression (Excel) and Cellular Respiration for Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics
03 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Irene Corriette1, Beatriz Gonzalez1, Daniela Kitanska2, Henriette Mozsolits2, Sheela Vemu3
1. Santa Fe College 2. Passaic County Community College 3. Waubonsee Community College
Students typically find linear regression analysis of data sets in a biology classroom challenging. These activities could be used in a Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Statistics course. The...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2811/?v=1
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Online Adaptation to "Gotcha! Which fly trap is the best? An introduction to experimental data collection and analysis"
30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jenna Daypuk1, Michelle G. Eng1, Ian Black1, Danica Levesque2, Jesse Petahtegoose1, Mitchell Slobodian1, Athena Wallis1, Joël Dickinson1, Thomas J.S. Merritt*1
1. Laurentian University 2. École Secondaire du Sacré-Coeur
We present here a simple and engaging experiment capitalizing on the universal need to rid our homes of fruit flies to teach experimental design and analysis. In an earlier paper, we described an...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2716/?v=1
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A Remote Introductory Biology Lab Using Backyard Birdwatching to Teach Data Analysis and Communication
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer J. Rahn
William & Mary
Asking questions, designing experiments, collecting data and interpreting those data, and communicating the results are some of the most important concepts an undergraduate biology lab can teach...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2699/?v=1
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Teaching Biodiversity with Museum Specimens in an Inquiry-Based Lab
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lisa L. Walsh*†1, Cynthia J. Giffen†1, Cody W. Thompson1
University of Michigan
In response to the growth of biology datasets and broad efforts to digitize data, an increasingly important skill for science students is the management and analysis of large datasets. We designed...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2735/?v=1
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Gotcha! Which fly trap is the best? An introduction to experimental data collection and analysis
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Matthew D. Parrotta1, Joël Dickinson1, Thomas J.S. Merritt*1
Laurentian University
Collecting data from experimental observations is an important component of the scientific process; likewise, the analysis of the data is essential to understanding the observed trends and patterns...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2650/?v=1
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Evaluating the Quick Fix: Weight Loss Drugs and Cellular Respiration
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Pamela L. Freeman1, Jennifer A. Maki1, Kara R. Thoemke1, Monica H. Lamm2, Clark R. Coffman2
1. The College of St. Scholastica 2. Iowa State University
One key to student success in introductory and cell biology courses is a foundational knowledge of cellular respiration. This is a content area in which students often harbor misconceptions that...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2594/?v=1
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A Strategy for Teaching Undergraduates to Write Effective Scientific Results Sections
24 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer K. Hood-DeGrenier
Worcester State University
Most undergraduate instructors would agree that learning to write about data in the style of a scientific research paper is a worthy goal for their students. However, many hesitate to tackle...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2554/?v=1
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Modeling the Research Process: Authentic human physiology research in a large non-majors course
20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna K. Strain1, Mary A. Williams1, Jane Phillips1
University of Minnesota
Laboratory experiences in large-enrollment introductory science courses often utilize “cookie-cutter style” laboratory experiences due to the relative simplicity of setting up the lab...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2516/?v=1
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Digital Herbarium Lab with RStudio: Are shifting abundances of native species detectable over time?
23 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rebecca Penny Humphrey
Aquinas College
This 2- to 3-hour lab activity introduces sophomore-level students to digitized herbarium collections, R-coding, and potential reasons for shifting abundances in native and non-native plant species...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2482/?v=1
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Is bigger always better? An investigation on the effect of drought on different sizes of trees
11 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica Brzyski
Seton Hill University
This data set was compiled from worldwide data to examine the effects of drought on trees. Included in the dataset are measurements of growth and mortality as they relate to the size category of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2189/?v=1
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Analysis of Amylase Activity
24 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allison Carter Burlyn1, Christina Fieber1, Melanie Lenahan2
1. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2. Raritan Valley Community College
This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2145/?v=1
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Pratima Jindal
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/16787
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Eric Dyreson
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/16768