Teaching Materials (1-7 of 7)

1. Squirreling Around for Science: Observing Sciurid Rodents to Investigate Animal Behavior

   30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Patrice K. Connors*¹, Johanna Varner¹, Liesl P. Erb², Laurie Dizney³, Hayley C. Lanier⁴, John D. Hanson⁵, Christopher J. Yahnke⁶, Jennifer M. Duggan⁷, Elizabeth A. Flaherty⁸

   1. Colorado Mesa University 2. Warren Wilson College 3. University of Portland 4. University of Oklahoma 5. Institute for Biodiversity Research and Education 6. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 7. California State University, Monterey Bay 8. Purdue University

   Hands-on research experiences are important opportunities for students to learn about the nature of inquiry and gain confidence in solving problems. Here, we present an inquiry-based lesson plan...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2663/?v=1

2. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. Introduction to data visualization.

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

   By pamela scheffler

   Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior.. In this module students learn to analyze and present graphic data in ways that simplify interpretation.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1221/?v=1

3. Optimal Foraging Theory

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

   By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

   University of Tennessee Knoxville

   This module introduces the optimal foraging strategy in the context of understanding competition and coexistence among species. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1062/?v=1

4. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior. An introduction to statistical analysis in animal behavior research

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

   By Julia Burrows

   Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through two different quantitative activities where they generate hypotheses, create figures, conduct data...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/973/?v=1

5. 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/publications/542/?v=1

6. The nose knows: How tri-trophic interactions and natural history shape bird foraging behavior

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

   By Kaitlin Bonner¹, Gregory Cunningham¹

   St. John Fisher College

   Students investigate the role of olfaction and infochemicals on bird foraging behavior through three different quantitative modules. In this module students create graphs, generate statistics, draw...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/470/?v=1

7. AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression

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

   By Jeremy M Wojdak

   Radford University

   This is a teaching resource that uses fascinating images and videos of leaf cutter ants foraging in Panama to provide an engaging context for students to learn about mathematics and statistics.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/239/?v=1