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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Molecular Basis of Sickle Cell Disease

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

    By Didem Vardar-Ulu

    Boston University, Chemistry Department

    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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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