Tags: ecology

Teaching Materials (101-120 of 150)

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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