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Evidence of Evolution: exploring homologous, analogous, and vestigial structures using 3D models
03 Dec 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jaimi Ann Gray1, NoCTURN NSF FAIROS RCN2
1. University of Texas at Austin 2. Non-Clinical Tomography Users Research Network (Education & Outreach Community)
This lesson was created by Dr. Jaimi Gray and the Non-Clinical Tomography Users Research Network (NoCTURN) Education and Outreach Community. It uses 3D models of vertebrate limb bones produced as...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/5024/?v=1
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Learn biotechnology, biophysics and business through scientific thinking and innovation
30 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Pankaj Mehrotra1, Carlos C Goller2
1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Scientific, leadership and innovation skills are also an integral framework of the curriculum. All of them together or individually are important for enhancement of knowledge, critical thinking,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4908/?v=1
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Learning Journal Assignment on Biofilms
20 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra1, Dr David Bergmann2
1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota
This is a learning journal assignment with constructive response questions on Biofilms which undergraduate students can complete with aid of reading a research article and listening to a podcast.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4645/?v=1
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Grappling with Graphs: New tools for improving graphing practices among biology students
15 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Stephanie M. Gardner1, Eli Meir2, Joel K Abraham3, Ryan Baker4
1. Purdue University 2. SimBiotic Software 3. California State University, Fullerton 4. University of Pennsylvania
Poster on gathering information about undergraduate biology students' graphing practices and using this information to guide teaching of graph construction. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2469/?v=1
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Anti-bias Education Puppet Plays
28 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Julia Robinson
Cecilia Berg Center for Environmental Education; Hefner Museum of Natural History; Miami University
Nature provides science content for teacher preparation certification programs and the backdrop for puppet plays used as a springboard for teaching the NAEYC's four goals of Anti-bias...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2009/?v=1
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CRISPR Gene Editing: Designing the gRNA and Donor Template
15 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Laurel Lorenz
Princeton
In this adaptation, students learn how CRISPR/Cas9 is used in bacterial immunity and gene editing. Students create both a gRNA target and a donor template to edit a gene. Mutations can be from the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1962/?v=1
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Measuring Success for Collections: Educational Products and Outcomes
07 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna Monfils1, Molly Phillips2, Libby Ellwood3, Debra Linton1, Lisa White, Natalie Douglas, Shari Ellis, Sam S Donovan4
1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio 4. University of Pittsburgh
Presentation at the 34th Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1291/?v=1
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Quantitative Reasoning: Peer Review 16(3), 2014
25 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Shelly Johnson Carey
In this issue of the journal Peer Review, the authors discuss the issues surrounding quantitative literacy.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/862/?v=1
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Natural History Collections as Emerging Resources for Innovative Education
23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Joseph A. Cook, Scott V. Edwards, Eileen A. Lacey, Robert P. Guralnick, Pamela S. Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, Corey K. Welch, Kayce C. Bell, Kurt E. Galbreath, Christopher Himes, Julie M. Allen, Tracy A. Heath, Ana C. Carnaval, Kimberly L. Cooper, Mark Liu, James Hanken, Stefanie Ickert-Bond
Natural history collections have the potential to help transform undergraduate science education from passive learning into an active exploration of the natural world.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/854/?v=1
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QUBES: a community focused on supporting teaching and learning in quantitative biology
02 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sam S Donovan1, Carrie Diaz Eaton2, Tom Gower3, Kristin Jenkins4, Drew LaMar5, DorothyBelle Poli6, Bob Sheehy7, Jeremy M Wojdak7
1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Unity College 3. North Carolina State University 4. BioQUEST 5. College of William and Mary 6. Roanoke College 7. Radford University
This letter provides an overview of the Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) Project funded through the National Science Foundation.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/226/?v=1