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1. The Ames Test

   08 Jan 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Nathan Goodson-Gregg, Elizabeth A. De Stasio

   Introduction to the Ames Test, published as GSA Learning Resource

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/987/?v=2

2. Yeti or not: Do they exist?

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

   By Keith Johnson¹, Adam Kleinschmit², Jill Rulfs³, William (Bill) Morgan⁴

   1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. University of Dubuque 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4. The College of Wooster

   Through this 4-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=3

3. An Adaptation of "Plants in the Human-Altered Environment (PHAE)" for 100% Remote Learning at East Stroudsburg University

   11 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Emily Rollinson

   East Stroudsburg University

   PHAE is a project to compare effects of landscape alteration intensities on plant diversity. This adaptation modified and extends the modules to suit fully remote learning (data collected...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2190/?v=1

4. Adapting "Lichens in Diverse Landscapes" for Independent Projects in BIO 3317 Ecology at McDaniel College

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

   By Holly Martinson

   McDaniel College

   This adaptation shows how students in Ecology at McDaniel College used the Lichens in Diverse Landscapes Module 2 (Lichens in YOUR Local Landscape) in Fall 2020.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2181/?v=1

5. An Adaptation of "Lichens in Diverse Landscapes" for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College

   08 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sandra Cooke

   Greensboro College

   This resource includes a lichen data analysis lab that I adapted for students in BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level in person course at Greensboro College that met during the Fall 2020 semester.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2179/?v=1

6. Backyard Beetles + Pollinators Lab for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College

   08 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sandra Cooke

   Greensboro College

   This contains Dr. Sandra Cooke's modifications to the EREN-NEON FLP Backyard Beetles + Pollinators project developed for BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level course taught in person at Greensboro...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2178/?v=1

7. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

   24 Nov 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=3

8. Analysis of Amylase Activity

   24 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Allison Carter Burlyn¹, Christina Fieber¹, Melanie Lenahan²

   1. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2. Raritan Valley Community College

   This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2145/?v=1

9. Functional and structural analysis of Amylase activity

   23 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ishrat Rahman¹, Aubrey Allen Smith¹, Evdokia Kastanos²

   1. Montgomery College 2. Montgomery College/Rockville

   This exercise was developed to allow students to apply the scientific method and use their knowledge of enzymes to investigate the relationship between enzyme activity and structure. Students...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2134/?v=1

10. BS Inventory assignment

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

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and QUBES

    This is a written assignment with a recommended process and grading rubric to go with the BS Inventory assignment on callingbull.org.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2121/?v=1

11. Nature’s Flying Machines: The Evolutionary Relationship of Avian Form & Function

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    In this series of activities, birds will be used as the model organism. The modules examine the connections between body form and function over time by investigating the relationship between avian...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2085/?v=1

12. S-JEDI Learning Group Resource

    27 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Jasmine Roberts², Pat Marsteller³, Maggie Diamond-Stanic⁴

    1. Bates College and QUBES 2. The Ohio State University 3. Emory University 4. Bates College

    This resource provides a curriculum for a 6 week learning group centered on examining social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, specifically geared to organizational leaders in open education.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2079/?v=1

13. Backyard Beetles + Pollinators: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project

    18 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Students observe insect pollinators and other floral visitors in their backyards, or campus, or nearby natural areas to describe plant-pollinator networks and assess how the assemblages from their...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2063/?v=1

14. BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

    17 Aug 2020 | 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/publications/795/?v=1

15. Plants in the Human-Altered Environment (PHAE): EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project

    07 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jason Kilgore¹, Karen Kuers²

    1. Washington & Jefferson College 2. The University of the South

    A project to compare effects of a continuum of landscape alteration intensities on plant diversity, biomass, and ecosystem services, and to explore human socioeconomic connections to plants in the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2047/?v=1

16. Build-a-Genome Lab Manual for RFP Synthesis

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

    By Lisa Scheifele

    Loyola University Maryland

    This lab manual describes a multi-week lab project for the design, assembly from oliognucleotides, cloning, and sequencing of the RFP gene. This resource was developed as part of NSF Award...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2012/?v=1

17. 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

18. Yeast Scramble Lab Manual

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

    By Mark Jones, Lisa Scheifele¹

    Loyola University Maryland

    This laboratory manual includes protocols for SCRaMbling of yeast cells as well as phenotypic characterization. Appropriate student exercises are also included. This resource was developed as part...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2011/?v=1

19. Comparing Primary and Secondary Forest in a Preserve in Plano Texas: A Forest Ecology Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) for Non-Majors and Lower-Level Majors

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

    By Tamara Basham

    Collin County Commuity College District

    An activity that can be conducted as an online or field exercise in which students develop and test their hypotheses about how forest stand characteristics differ between two forest types.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1965/?v=1

20. 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