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Exploring Indigenous Viewpoints in the Undergraduate Biology Classroom: An Environmental Case Study Incorporating Hawaiian Traditional Ecological Knowledge
18 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rebeka F. Greenall*1, Logan Kalaiwaipono Ellis1, Grace Krueger1, Spencer J. Ingley2, Elizabeth G. Bailey1
1. Brigham Young University 2. Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Changing science education to foster greater equity and inclusion for Indigenous students will require effort from instructors and institutions. Instructors can help by including Traditional...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4683/?v=1
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Garden peas and cabbage plants: A short 'de-simplified genetics' activity
13 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Pamela Kalas
University of British Columbia
Are plants of genotype T/T tall? Are those of genotype t/t short? Let's find out in this short activity entirely based on a segment of: Smith's (2014) "It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Genetics Anymore!"
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4728/?v=1
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Karla Fabiola Marín
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Andre Sanchez
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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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Alicja Babst-Kostecka
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Jeje Timilehin
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2019-Fan_ Li_ Yin- Impact_of_environmental_tax_on_green_development-nonlinear_dynamical_system_analysis
08 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Xinghua Fan
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This study analyzes the impact of environmental tax on green development by using a four-dimension dynamical system.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3744/?v=1
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2019-Lorelei_Koss-SIR_Models_Differential_Equations_that_Support_The_Common_Good
08 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lorelei Koss
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This article surveys how SIR models have been extended beyond investigations of biologically infectious diseases to other topics that contribute to social inequality and environmental concerns.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3737/?v=1
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Michael Boller
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Honoring the Complexity of Genetics: Exploring the Role of Genes and the Environment Using Real World Examples
18 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kelly M. Schmid*1, Jennifer Avena2, Lawrence Hobbie3, Pamela Kalas4, Tamara Kelly5, Amy L. Klocko6, Iglika V. Pavlova7, Gregory Radick8, Lauren Edris Snow9, Michelle K. Smith1
1. Cornell University 2. San José State University 3. Adelphi University 4. The University of British Columbia 5. York University 6. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 7. University of North Carolina, Greensboro 8. University of Leeds 9. University of California, Irvine
Historically, undergraduate genetics courses have disproportionately focused on the impact of genes on phenotypes, rather than multifactorial concepts which consider how a combination of genes, the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3603/?v=1
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Julius Nagy
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1-088-RoomTemperature-ModelingScenario
23 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Tracy Weyand
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Students will analyze temperature variations in a room using Newton's Cooling Law. In this model, the only influence on the indoor temperature is the (oscillating) outdoor temperature (as we assume...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3107/?v=1
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Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica H Bell1, Lori Thrun1, Michelle LeBeau1, Irina Makarevitch2, Jodi Goldberg2, Presley Martin2
1. Century College 2. Hamline University
Our aim is to provide an authentic research experience for undergraduate students in a variety of biology courses through collaboration between a four-year university and a community college. This...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2574/?v=1
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Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral
12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alyssa Hoekstra
QUBES lesson on ingestion of microplastics by coral. Lesson will give environmental background and then use R for hands-on statistical analyses, followed by critical thinking questions.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2350/?v=1
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Shannon Chatwin
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Oct 28 2019
Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019
This 2.5-day face-to-face workshop will focus on participants designing flexible EDDIE (environmental data-driven inquiry & exploration)teaching modules that pair scientific concepts and...
https://qubeshub.org/news/events/details/1735
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Cameron Barton
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Jun 20 2019
Application Deadline: Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019
The application deadline for the Project EDDIE Module Development Workshop 2019 is August 25, 2019. If you are accepted for the workshop, you will be asked to complete a registration form to...
https://qubeshub.org/news/events/details/1741
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Lea Shanley
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