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1. Leaf litter and soil invertebrates

   05 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Tanya Matlaga¹, Emily Mausteller²

   1. Susquehanna University 2. Marshall University

   The diversity of invertebrates occupying the leaf litter and organic layer of soil can be quantified to examine abiotic and biotic questions. This lab can be used as a starting point for a...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/937/?v=1

2. Complete Set of Lessons

   01 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anne Rosenwald¹, Gaurav Arora², Vinayak Mathur³

   1. Georgetown University 2. Gallaudet University 3. Cabrini University

   The Genome Solver Project began as a way to teach faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics - no coding or scripting. These Lessons also work well in the undergraduate classroom, culminating with...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/860/?v=1

3. Lesson VI - The Community Science Project

   31 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anne Rosenwald¹, Gaurav Arora², Vinayak Mathur³

   1. Georgetown University 2. Gallaudet University 3. Cabrini University

   Genome Solver's Community Science Project was developed as a way to use the skills taught in the previous lessons. We're asking members of the community to provide instances of potential phage...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/859/?v=1

4. Computational Biology using R

   30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Hong Qin

   University of Tennessee Chattanooga

   This is an introductory level course on computational biology.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/907/?v=1

5. Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution

   05 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Joseph Cook¹, Yadeeh Sawyer¹, Kayce Bell¹, Libby Beckman¹

   University of New Mexico

   Module for Ecology & Evolution course covering island biogeography principles, The scientific process and hypothesis testing, statistical methods (t-tests, regression), and online database use...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/802/?v=1

6. Sample NetLogo Code of Bacterial Growth

   01 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anne Elizabeth Yust

   The New School

   Each NetLogo file is a sequential version of the final bacterial growth model produced in the Bacterial Growth Tutorial. These are to be used as checks to one's understanding alongside the tutorial.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/800/?v=1

7. BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

   24 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Nicole Anthony

   Biological Sciences, Toronto District School Board

   National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/795/?v=1

8. Regulating Carbon Emissions

   12 Sep 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Robyn Smyth¹, Sandra Penny², Curt Gervich³, Gautam Sethi¹, Eric Leibensperger³, Pinar Batur⁴

   1. Bard College 2. Sage Colleges 3. SUNY Plattsburgh 4. Vassar College

   Learn how to incorporate these teaching materials into your class. Find out what's included with each module. Learn how it can be adapted to work in your classroom.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/770/?v=1

9. Leaf cutter ant foraging

   24 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Justin Touchon², Myra Hughey²

   1. Radford University 2. Vassar College

   This module introduces students to leaf-cutter ants in the rainforests of Panama. Students derive their own research hypotheses regarding ant foraging or allometric scaling relationships.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/542/?v=1

10. Environmental Drivers of Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes from Minutes to Years

    11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christopher Gough¹, Cindee Giffen², Thomas W Woodward¹

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University 2. University of Michigan

    Students build on fundamental concepts of ecosystem production and carbon cycling, combining this knowledge with open long-term data from ecological and meteorological networks to uncover the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/571/?v=1

11. Gaining familiarity with R and Work with NEON OS & IS data – Plant phenology & temperature - adaptation

    11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nancy Cowden

    Lynchburg College

    This adaptation introduces students to R and the NEON OS & IS data – Plant Phenology & Temperature tutorial. A planned extension will prompt students to develop a testable hypothesis, based on...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/624/?v=1

12. Have fish assemblages recovered from the legacy of acid rain?

    28 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Christine May¹, Patrick Harmon¹

    James Madison University

    This module provides a framework for upper-level ecology students to learn about limiting factors for stream fish diversity, using data from Shenandoah National Park and gaining skills in...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/601/?v=1

13. Geoscience Methods and Resources for K-5 Pre-Education Majors

    28 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Burton Deemy

    College of Coastal Georgia

    : Exploring Geoscience Methods was an excellent capstone experience for Elementary Education Majors. The class I used this module with was 24 students of various backgrounds and academic...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/572/?v=1

14. Do urban yards serve as a refuge for native land snail species?

    24 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kathryn Elizabeth Perez

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

    This module contains a series of take-home activities to prepare students to analyze their own dataset collected in lab.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/597/?v=1

15. Global Temperature Change in the 21st Century

    05 Apr 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Biardi

    Fairfield University

    This module was used as an introduction to the science of climate change, with the goal of detecting trends in temperature change providing motivation for later course material on climate...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/455/?v=1

16. Globally endangered sea turtles of the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge: A Focus on Scientific Analysis

    23 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Yen-Chu Weng

    University of Washington

    Based on the sea turtle case, students will (1) work on a worksheet by analyzing existing survey data, (2) conduct a literature review of two relevant research, and (3) draft a proposal for a...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/421/?v=1

17. Data Nugget- City Parks and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Camera Trap Assignment

    19 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By April Torres Conkey

    Texas A&M University-Kingsville

    The Data Nugget- City Parks module was used in a sophomore-junior level undergraduate wildlife management techniques course (with lab) in Fall 2017. Modifications were made to the original Data...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/414/?v=1

18. Map Your Hazards! – Assessing Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk

    11 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Brittany Brand¹, Pamela McMullin-Messier², Melissa Schlegel³

    1. Boise State University 2. Central Washington University 3. College of Western Idaho

    The Map Your Hazards module provides students an interactive mechanism to engage in place-based exploration of natural hazards, social vulnerability, risk and the factors that shape their...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/292/?v=1

19. A Growing Concern: Sustaining Soil Resources through Local Decision Making

    11 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Fortner¹, Martha Murphy², Hannah Scherer³

    1. Wittenberg University 2. Santa Rosa Junior College 3. Virginia Tech

    This module addresses this need by providing students the opportunity to examine the differences between intensively managed agricultural landscapes (e.g. grazelands, conventional tillage) and...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/291/?v=1

20. Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes

    11 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lisa Gilbert¹, Josh Galster², Joan Ramage³

    1. Williams College 2. Montclair State University 3. Lehigh University

    Making the difficult decision to evacuate before a hurricane makes landfall can save lives and property. This two week module explores how hurricanes connect the ocean-atmosphere-terrestrial...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/290/?v=1