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Phenology and Climate Change
14 Jun 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer Apple
SUNY Geneseo
This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Investigating the footprint of climate change on phenology and ecological interactions in north-central North America,"...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/76/?v=1
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Population Demography in Swirl
10 Oct 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Emily Weigel
Georgia Institute of Technology
The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=6
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Population dynamics in simple two-species experimental microcosms
22 Apr 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Christopher T. Ivey
California State University, Chico
A two-week exercise which includes homework calculations and teaching resources. Students establish brine shrimp and Platymonas algal cultures and predict final densities.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/507/?v=1
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Predator-Prey Dynamics: the Lotka-Volterra Model
15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lou Gross1, Monica Beals1, Susan Harrell1
University of Tennessee Knoxville
This module introduces the Lotka-Volterra model in the context of understanding how predator and prey interact. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1063/?v=1
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Quantifying and Visualizing Campus Tree Phenology
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nathan Emery*1, Caleb Trujillo1, Andrew Jarosz1, Tammy Long1
Michigan State University
Large enrollment courses present a challenge for instructors who want to engage students in authentic science practices that fit the recommendations of Vision & Change. Our lesson provides a...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2624/?v=1
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Quantifying and Visualizing Campus Tree Phenology
18 Apr 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nate Emery1, Caleb Trujillo1, Andrew Jarosz1, Tammy M Long1
Michigan State University
This lesson, published on CourseSource, enables collaborative teams to collect, quantify, and analyze observable seasonal changes in nature.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1142/?v=1
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Quantifying The Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events – The 2013 Colorado Floods
12 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo
Georgia State University Perimeter College
This lesson focuses on ways that scientists identify and use data to understand ecological disturbance events using data from five public datasets. The main lesson focused on interpretation of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1349/?v=1
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RAT ATTACK! Population growth
07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kiersten Newtoff1, Gina Wesley1, Will Gretes2, Allison Bell2, Kelly Livernoche1, Sean McNamara3, Jeff Leips4
1. Montgomery College 2. Howard Community College 3. Community College of Baltimore County 4. University of Maryland Baltimore County
This module contains exercises focused on the use and interpretation of density independent and density dependent population growth models. Students build logistic and exponential growth models in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4005/?v=1
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Redox Chemistry and Coral Bleaching
25 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By David Julian
University of Florida
Mapping coral bleaching using NOAA data to set the stage for reviewing redox chemistry concepts
https://qubeshub.org/publications/366/?v=1
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River and Tree health of the Truckee River Basin with Noelle Patterson
10 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Noelle Patterson
University of California, Davis
Today we are highlighting our talk with Ph.D. student Noelle Patterson discussing watersheds, the history of the Truckee River Basin, and the health of Cottonwoods in the region.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3053/?v=1
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Science Behind the Lesson: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Biomechanics!
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danielle Ingle*1, Ryan Bruellman1, Erick Espana1, Katherine Galloway1, Tanner Anderson1, Tricia L. Meredith1, Marianne E. Porter1
Florida Atlantic University
Active flight is a specialized mode of movement found in insects, birds, and mammals. The anatomy, morphology, physiology, and ecology of flying taxa has changed over evolutionary time. Researchers...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2733/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
25 Apr 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna Petrovicheva1, HHMI BioInteractive, Jessica Joyner2
1. Brooklyn college 2. CUNY Brooklyn College
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area. This was applied through the lens of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/509/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
26 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/425/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests - implementation at a small, Primarily Undergraduate Institution
06 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Maryann Adel Borsick Herman1, HHMI BioInteractive
St. John Fisher College
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/631/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: Learning How Plants Move Around
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sunshine Liberty Brosi
Frostburg State University
This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/965/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal, Mutualisms, and Communities
11 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jenny Hazlehurst1, HHMI BioInteractive
University of California Riverside
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to understanding the evolution of mutualisms, and how mutualistic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/530/?v=1
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Snail Races: An Inquiry-Based Approach to Learn Invasive Species Ecology
06 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Emma Grindle1, Heather E. Bergan-Roller1, Ashton Johnson1, Grace Lunaburg1, Jennifer A.H. Koop*1
Northern Illinois University
Inquiry-based lessons allow learning that is hands-on and student-driven, fostering engagement and retention of knowledge in any discipline. Here, we use this learning framework to engage students...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4571/?v=1
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Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab
23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Charles Willis1, Jeffrey A Klemens2, Rahul Agrawal3, Sadie Hebert1, Meredith Palmer4, Annika Moe1, Deena Wassenberg1, Katherine Barry1, Craig Packer1
1. University of Minnesota 2. Thomas Jefferson University 3. University of Michigan 4. Princeton University
Snapshot Serengeti is a fully online inquiry-based lab that uses real camera-trap data from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to explore themes of tropical ecology and animal behavior.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3488/?v=2
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Snapshot Serengeti Online Lab
01 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Charles Willis1, Jeffrey A Klemens2, Rahul Agrawal3, Sadie Hebert1, Meredith Palmer4, Annika Moe1, Deena Wassenberg1, Katherine Barry1, Craig Packer1
1. University of Minnesota 2. Thomas Jefferson University 3. University of Michigan 4. Princeton University
Snapshot Serengeti is a fully online inquiry-based lab that uses real camera-trap data from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to explore themes of tropical ecology and animal behavior.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3488/?v=1
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Snapshot Serengeti: Implementing an online module about Serengeti wildlife ecology in a community-college ecology course
23 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By James Wiebler
Muscatine Community College/ Nahant Marsh Education Center
This resource describes the implementation plan for an undergraduate ecology course at Muscatine Community College, Iowa, of an online module featuring a database on Serengeti wildlife populations....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4410/?v=2