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1. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   05 Aug 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=3

2. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   30 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=2

3. Build-a-Phage Lab Manual

   25 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lisa Scheifele¹, Eric Cooper², Robert Newman³

   1. Loyola University Maryland 2. Hartwick College 3. North Carolina A&T University

   This is a lab manual for phage genome synthesis that includes both Building Block synthesis and Semi-synthetic assembly.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1250/?v=1

4. Cystic Fibrosis Mechanism and Treatment

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

   By HHMI BioInteractive

   This animation shows how mutations in an ion channel protein lead to the genetic disease cystic fibrosis. The animation also discusses how research on this protein has been used to develop...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1337/?v=1

5. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Abstract for poster on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=1

6. Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE): Building standards and resources for using collections data in the classroom

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Molly Phillips¹, Debra Linton², Libby Ellwood³, Natalie Douglas², Lisa White⁴, Anna Monfils²

   1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. Central Michigan University 3. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 4. University of California Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley

   Abstract for poster on using collections data presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1324/?v=1

7. Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences Education (NIBLSE): Recent Activities

   11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By William Morgan

   The College of Wooster

   Presentation on NIBLSE at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1210/?v=1

8. Exploring how climate will impact plant-insect distributions and interactions using open data and informatics

   06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Wendy Clement¹, Kathleen Prudic², Jeffrey Oliver³

   1. The College of New Jersey 2. University of Arizona 3. University of Arizona Libraries

   This teaching module provides an entry point for students to learn about data science, open data repositories (e.g., citizen science data), and species distribution modeling to study the effects of...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1286/?v=1

9. Figure of the Day - Teaching Notes - Boersma

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

   By Kate S Boersma

   University of San Diego

   Teaching notes from my application of Figure of the Day in my BIOL305 Ecology lecture course for biology majors.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1276/?v=1

10. Frayer model growth mindset

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

    By Heather McGray

    San Diego City College

    A Frayer model worksheet for the concept of growth mindset.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1272/?v=1

11. Figure of the Week (Non-major's Biology)

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

    By Heather McGray

    San Diego City College

    Students use their number sense to make observations and come up with reasonable guesses or explanations for the patterns shown.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1270/?v=1

12. BAG Lab Manual Yeast

    30 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lisa Scheifele

    Loyola University Maryland

    This is the lab manual for yeast chromosome synthesis

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1241/?v=1

13. Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

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

    By Jillian K. Decker

    State University of New York - Rockland Community College

    How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1249/?v=1

14. Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity

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

    By Jillian K. Decker

    State University of New York - Rockland Community College

    This activity was developed for an undergraduate upper level ecology course for Environmental or Biological Science majors. Classes of ~20 students work best for the activity.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1245/?v=1

15. Population Demography in Swirl

    15 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1214/?v=1

16. Quantifying and Visualizing Campus Tree Phenology

    18 Apr 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nate Emery¹, Caleb Trujillo¹, Andrew Jarosz¹, Tammy M Long¹

    Michigan State University

    This lesson, published on CourseSource, enables collaborative teams to collect, quantify, and analyze observable seasonal changes in nature.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1142/?v=1

17. Species Range Over Space and Time

    19 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Debra Linton¹, Anna Monfils¹, Libby Ellwood², Molly Phillips³

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio 3. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    In this module, students use data from natural history collections to look at range shifts related to climate variables over different time periods.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1106/?v=1

18. Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools

    22 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nadia Bukach¹, Todd Lookingbill¹, Andrew Davidson², James R Vonesh², Kristine Grayson¹

    1. University of Richmond 2. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Students investigate questions of community ecology and biogeography using data from an urban rock pool ecosystem. Using ArcGIS 10, students learn to create effective maps, calculate landscape...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1056/?v=1

19. Translocation of Nutrients in the Phloem: Poiseuille's Equation

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces the Poiseuille equation in the context of understanding nutrient flow in plant cells. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1075/?v=1

20. Genes and Civil Liberties

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

    By Philip L. Bereano

    University of Washington, Seattle

    This lesson focuses on examining civil liberties issues as they relate to genetic research. Students can choose to represent an organization, real or fictional, that will report to a task force on...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/998/?v=1