Resources (1-5 of 5)

1. Moths and Frogs and E. coli, Oh My!: Agent-based Modeling of Evolutionary Systems

   03 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Alexis Garretson*¹, Lorelei D. Crerar¹

   George Mason University

   In evolution classrooms, introducing and reinforcing the idea of genetic drift and random selection can be challenging, as can be reinforcing appropriate mental models of evolution. Agent-based...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2773/?v=1

2. What is Speciation, How Does It Occur, and Why Is It Important for Conservation?

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

   By Lauren A. Genova¹, Benjamin B. Johnson¹, Frank R. Castelli¹, Lina M. Arcila Hernández¹, David A. Chang van Oordt¹, Amelia-Juliette Demery¹, Nicholas K. Fletcher¹, Ellie M. Goud¹, Katherine D. Holmes¹, Jennifer L. Houtz¹, Mia M. Howard¹, Jonathan J. Hughes¹, Kelsey H. Jensen¹, Henry D. Kunerth¹, Eugene P. Law¹, Elizabeth Lombardi¹, Anyi Mazo-Vargas¹, Cait A. McDonald¹, Cinnamon S. Mittan¹, Thomas A. Ryan¹, Allison M. Tracy¹, Jennifer J. Uehling¹, Amelia K. Weiss¹, Michelle K. Smith¹

   Cornell University

   Speciation provides a framework for classifying biodiversity on Earth and is a central concept in evolutionary biology. To help undergraduate students learn about speciation, we designed a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2684/?v=1

3. Furry with a chance of evolution: Exploring genetic drift with tuco-tucos

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

   By Jeremy Hsu¹, Mays Imad², Kerianne M Wilson*³

   1. Chapman University 2. Pima Community College 3. University of California Irvine

   Genetic drift is an important mechanism of evolution, yet undergraduates often fail to understand how it leads to evolutionary change due in part to its random nature. This lesson plan describes a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2633/?v=1

4. Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity - Intro Environmental Science

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

   By Megan Kelly

   Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago

   This activity was adapted for use in an intro non-majors Environmental Science course, with an emphasis on collaborative data collection.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1267/?v=1

5. Web Popgen

   23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Bob Sheehy

   Radford University

   A Hardy-Weinberg simulation program.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/842/?v=1