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"Boost your evolution IQ": An evolution misconceptions game
23 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Mariëlle Hoefnagels1, Matthew Scott Taylor1
University of Oklahoma
Students often enter introductory biology courses with misconceptions about evolution. For example, many students believe that traits arise when a species needs them or that evolutionary processes...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2558/?v=1
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A CURE in traits and species distributions: Reproductive modes, range sizes, and natural history collections
13 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica Allen1, Stephen Sharrett1, Eli Denzer2, James Lendemer3
1. Eastern Washington University 2. New York Botanical Garden 3. New York State Museum
This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) focuses on developing hypotheses about how traits influence the range sizes of species. Topics with substantive content include symbioses,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4564/?v=1
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A Modeling Exercise in Sexual Selection using a Student-Created Bird Species
06 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Ashley B. Heim*1, Anna Freundlich2, Emily A. Holt2
1. Cornell University and University of Northern Colorado 2. University of Northern Colorado
Evolution-centered lessons at the undergraduate level can often be jargon-heavy, propagate misconceptions if taught ineffectively, and be uninteresting to students who may not see the relevancy of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2969/?v=1
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A Quick and Simple Natural Selection Role Play
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katelyn J. Butler
Anderson University
Teaching evolution remains a challenging task in biology education. Students enter the classroom with stubborn misconceptions and many traditional examples of the process of evolution may not...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2717/?v=1
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Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations
23 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
A lesson that uses real rock pocket mouse data collected by Dr. Michael Nachman and his colleagues to illustrate the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/340/?v=1
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Altruism Simulation Activity
04 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nicole Chodkowski
Radford University
An altruism activity that uses a NetLogo altruism simulation.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1431/?v=1
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An evolution curriculum designed around understanding the rise and spread of drug-resistant pathogens
07 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Aditi Pai1, Amanda Gibson2
1. Spelman College 2. Emory University
Poster on teaching concepts in evolution and data science skills in an upper level Biology elective at Spelman College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/609/?v=1
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An Inquiry-Based Project Added to Traditional Labs: Hands-On Fish Awareness Research in Freshwater Systems Conducted by First-Year Biology Students
30 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Joseph LaForge*1, Alaina J. Buchanan2, Erika C. Martin3
1. Butler Community College; Emporia State University 2. Metropolitan Community College 3. Emporia State University
This project involves students in an inquiry-based project added to the introductory biology laboratory course for majors in fall 2019. Research has shown that student engagement in authentic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4567/?v=1
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Ancient Insects
10 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Susan Butts1, Talia Karim2, Chris Norris1
1. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 2. University of Colorado, Boulder
Create a gallery of fossil organisms and identify distinctive body parts (wings, suckers, modified appendages) from the collection. Analyze and interpret these features to predict what type of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1169/?v=1
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Application of a Bacterial Experimental Evolution System to Visualize and Teach Evolution in Action: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
09 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Collin Kessler1, William Mazza1, Kasey Christopher1, Wook Kim*1
Duquesne University
Concepts of evolution are typically taught through examples of extremely long timescales, which do not always resonate broadly. Here, we describe a course-based undergraduate research experience...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3422/?v=1
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Avida-ED
25 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert T Pennock1, Diane Blackwood1
Michigan State University
Avida-ED is an award-winning educational application developed at Michigan State University for undergraduate biology courses to help students learn about evolution and scientific method.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/874/?v=1
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Avida-ED Lab Book
24 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert T Pennock1, Louise Mead2, Wendy Johnson3, Amy Lark3, Jim Smith1, Cory Kohn4
1. Michigan State University 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 3. Avida-ED 4. Keck Science Department, The Claremont Colleges
Avida-ED activities, modified for the Argentina 2019 Avida-ED Workshop, presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1229/?v=1
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Avida-ED User Manual
26 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Diane Blackwood
Michigan State University
Basic User manual to use Avida-ED
https://qubeshub.org/publications/879/?v=1
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BCEENET- Broadening undergraduate participation in ecology and evolution research through CUREs using digitized natural history collections data (RCN-UBE Introduction)
29 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Janice L. Krumm1, Carly N. Jordan2, Liz Shea3, Jean L Woods4, Cecily D Bronson5
1. Widener University 2. The George Washington University 3. Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 4. Bethel College, Kansas 5. BCEENET
Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) brings together natural history collections (NHC) professionals, undergraduate educators, data experts, and researchers to support...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4351/?v=1
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BETTSI - Basic Evolutionary Tree-Thinking Skills Instrument
08 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristin Jenkins1, Louise Mead2, David Baum, Kristy L Daniel3, Carrie Jo Bucklin, Austin Leone, J. Phil Gibson4, Erin Naegle5
1. BioQUEST 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 3. Texas State University 4. University of Oklahoma 5. Columbia College, Sonora CA
A short, multiple choice diagnostic designed to provide instructors with a quick check on students’ understanding of and ability to read and interpret phylogenies.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2106/?v=1
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Biodiversity Show and Tell: An Accessible Activity to Encourage Students to Explore the Tree of Life
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah R. Stockwell*1, Jessica A. Davids1
University of California San Diego
An appreciation of organismal diversity is a requirement for understanding evolution and ecology, and can serve as a source of amazement and wonder that inspires students to enjoy biology. However,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2715/?v=1
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Bird Beak Adaptations
11 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Miguel Morales
Lake Worth Community Middle School
Students will navigate through different stations experiencing simulations of adaptations, manipulations of 3D examples, and making connections to the standards to formulate hypotheses about...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2508/?v=1
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BIRDD Presentation at NABT November 2021
22 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sam S Donovan1, John R Jungck2
1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware
This publication captures parts of the BIRDD workshop at NABT in November 2021. It contains the workshop slides and links to two hands-on BIRDD activities.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2795/?v=1
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Building Trees: Introducing evolutionary concepts by exploring Crassulaceae phylogeny and biogeography
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nisa Karimi1, Brian M. Parks1, Doug Rouse1, Kerry Martin1, Xing Dong1, Pulikesi Chittu Rajangam1, David A. Baum1, Jean G. Heitz1
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Teaching evolutionary theory is foundational for all biological sciences and a key aspect of overall science literacy. The conceptual framework for understanding evolution relies on thinking...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2595/?v=1
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Citations
26 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Louise Mead1, Jim Smith2, Wendy Johnson, Michael James Wiser2, Robert T Pennock2, Amy Lark
1. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 2. Michigan State University
Published Avida-Ed article
https://qubeshub.org/publications/881/?v=1