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1. CRISPR Gene Editing: designing the gRNA and donor template

   14 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Laurel Lorenz

   In this project, 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 the fly genome. Mutations can be...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1935/?v=1

2. Redlining and Climate Change

   19 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Mary Heskel

   Macalester College

   Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1938/?v=1

3. Molecular Basis of Sickle Cell Disease

   15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Didem Vardar-Ulu

   Boston University

   This multi part case on hemoglobin structure as it relates to oxygen binding and sickle cell disease focuses on utilizing bioinformatics and molecular visualization tools to learn about the sickle...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1925/?v=1

4. Materials for Teaching the SIR Epidemic Model

   14 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Glenn Ledder¹, Michelle Homp¹

   University of Nebraska-Lincoln

   This web page contains materials created by faculty of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Mathematics to teach basic fundamentals of mathematical epidemiology.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1921/?v=1

5. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

   14 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Glenn Ledder

   University of Nebraska Lincoln

   This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1802/?v=2

6. COVID-19: On the way to a vaccine

   13 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Nik Tsotakos

   Penn State Harrisburg

   This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus origins, the molecular basis of the infection, the development and severity of symptoms, and treatment.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1918/?v=1

7. Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine

   12 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Keith Johnson¹, Didem Vardar-Ulu², Shuchismita Dutta³

   1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. Boston University 3. RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

   This multi-part case study introduces the reader to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, replication, and treatment. Additional worksheets introduce students to bioinformatics tools of 3-D protein visualization...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1904/?v=1

8. Remote sensing data processing – NEON airborne data

   10 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Yingying Xie

   Northwestern University

   Concepts of remote sensing and data logistics, and NEON remote sensing data are introduced. Students learn how to apply spatial data processing and visualization skills using R coding program to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1905/?v=1

9. Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Scaling up from Local to National with a focus on the Southeast

   31 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Emily Weigel

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   Adaptation of the "TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?" specifically to include information on the SE (particularly Atlanta, GA).

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1878/?v=1

10. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

    09 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Glenn Ledder

    University of Nebraska Lincoln

    This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1802/?v=1

11. Communicating with Data: Digital Data Resources

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    Students access, clean, configure, and standardize a dataset and create a relevant and scientifically valid data visualization to communicate science.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1779/?v=1

12. Communicating with Data: Infographic with Digital Data

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    Working collaboratively in teams of 2-4 researchers, students engage in targeted projects to address critical information and research needs using digital biodiversity data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1778/?v=1

13. 21st Century STEM Workforce Skills

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    This activity includes a leadership assessment and associated exercise to encourage the development of 21st Century STEM Skills.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1777/?v=1

14. Responses to Climate Change in California Chipmunks: Move, Adapt, or Die

    10 Feb 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Talisin Hammond¹, Rachel E. Walsh², Eileen Lacey³

    1. San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research 2. University of California, Berkeley 3. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley

    A series of three modules using data from natural history museum collections to examine responses to climate change in multiple chipmunk species. Elevation and morphological data, beginner skills...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1752/?v=1

15. Biodiversity research using digitized, internet-based natural history collections

    17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Collections based research is a critical tool for organismal biology and biodiversity research. Yet natural history collections have a complicated past. This multi-class module examines the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1553/?v=1

16. An Introduction to Biodiversity Databases and Specimen Images

    04 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amanda Fisher

    Long Beach State University

    In this module, students will be introduced to some biodiversity data resources and how to search for and download herbarium specimen images. They will be asked to think critically about the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1493/?v=1

17. Lesson VI - The Community Science Project

    19 Nov 2019 | 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/publications/859/?v=2

18. Earth Analytics in Python Course

    01 Nov 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Leah Wasser¹, Jenny Palomino¹, Chris Holdgraf²

    1. Earth Lab - University of Colorado, Boulder 2. University of California, Berkeley

    Earth analytics is an intermediate, multidisciplinary course that addresses major questions in Earth science and teaches students to use the analytical tools necessary to undertake exploration of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1437/?v=1

19. Neochromosomes: Creating transcriptional units with yeast Golden Gate assembly

    29 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Eric Cooper

    Hartwick College

    This resource is a series of protocols using the yeast Golden Gate (yGG) method as developed by Neta Agmon and Leslie Mitchell in Jef Boeke’s lab to assemble a functional yeast gene with...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1453/?v=2

20. Neochromosomes: Creating transcriptional units with yeast Golden Gate assembly

    28 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Eric Cooper

    Hartwick College

    This resource is a series of protocols using the yeast Golden Gate (yGG) method as developed by Neta Agmon and Leslie Mitchell in Jef Boeke’s lab to assemble a functional yeast gene with...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1453/?v=1