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A 360˚ View of COVID-19
30 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nikolaos Tsotakos1, Victoria Del Gaizo Moore2, Lisa Z. Scheifele3, Michael J. Wolyniak4, Joseph W. Chihade5, Joseph J. Provost6, Jennifer A. Roecklein-Canfield*7
1. Penn State Harrisburg 2. Elon University 3. Loyola University Maryland 4. Hampden-Sydney College 5. Carleton College 6. University of San Diego 7. Simmons University
In March 2020, institutions underwent a massive transition to distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so little time to devise new materials to maximize learning in the new...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2790/?v=1
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A Curious Display
05 Nov 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Margaret Waterman1, Brandon Call, Sandi Connelly2, Kristin Jenkins3, Sam Catherine Johnston4, Vedham Karpakakunjaram5, Viet Le6, Hayley Orndorf7, Melissa Skyer8, Barbara Spiecker9
1. Southeast Missouri State University 2. Rochester Institute Of Technology 3. BioQUEST 4. CAST Inc. 5. Montgomery College 6. Rochester Institute of Technology 7. University of Pittsburgh 8. National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology 9. Oregon State University
Case study on genetically modified organisms provided in English and American Sign Language.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1452/?v=2
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A Curious Display
28 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Margaret Waterman1, Brandon Call, Sandi Connelly2, Kristin Jenkins3, Sam Catherine Johnston4, Vedham Karpakakunjaram5, Viet Le6, Hayley Orndorf7, Melissa Skyer8, Barbara Spiecker9
1. Southeast Missouri State University 2. Rochester Institute Of Technology 3. BioQUEST 4. CAST Inc. 5. Montgomery College 6. Rochester Institute of Technology 7. University of Pittsburgh 8. National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology 9. Oregon State University
Case study on genetically modified organisms
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1452/?v=1
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A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Megan L Van Etten
Pennsylvania State University
In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”
https://qubeshub.org/publications/968/?v=1
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A Structured Inquiry Approach to Cotyledon Phenotyping
27 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lindsey Tuominen
Metropolitan State University
In this lab, students will work with messy data to try to answer the question “How do plants inherit cotyledon color?”
https://qubeshub.org/publications/428/?v=1
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An Interactive Protocol for In-Classroom DNA Extraction
22 Sep 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danica C. Levesque1, Athena L. Wallis1, Jenna Daypuk1, Jesse Petahtegoose1, Mitchell Slobodian1, Allie K. Sutherland-Hutchings1, Ian Black1, Jessica M. Vélez2, Abdullah Abood3, Marah H. Wahbeh4, Romina B. Cejas5, Angel F. Cisneros6, Laerie McNeil1, Kento Konno1, Lissa McGregor1, Birha Farooqi1, Carla Bautista6, Subhash Rajpurohit7, Divita Garg7, Jiechun Zhu1, Guangdong Yang1, Solomon Arthur1, Thomas J. S. Merritt*8
1. Laurentian University 2. Genetics Society of America 3. University of Virginia 4. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 5. University of Buffalo 6. Université Laval 7. Ahmedabad University 8. Laurentian Univeristy
Using commonly available materials, this tool allows students to extract DNA, exploring DNA chemistry and the principles of experimental design and execution. We take a “Choose Your Own...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4518/?v=1
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Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples
27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica H Bell1, Lori Thrun1, Michelle LeBeau1, Irina Makarevitch2, Jodi Goldberg2, Presley Martin2
1. Century College 2. Hamline University
Our aim is to provide an authentic research experience for undergraduate students in a variety of biology courses through collaboration between a four-year university and a community college. This...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2574/?v=1
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Bioimage Informatics Activity
26 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By David Julian
Univ of Florida
Students use basic bioimage informatics techniques to acquire quantitative data from images of cultured cells and test a hypothesis about the effect of a genetic mutation on cellular phenotypes
https://qubeshub.org/publications/729/?v=1
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Bioinformatics is a BLAST: Engaging First-Year Biology Students on Campus Biodiversity Using DNA Barcoding
04 Oct 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Shem Unger*1, Mark Rollins1
Wingate University
In order to introduce students to the concept of molecular diversity, we developed a short, engaging online lesson using basic bioinformatics techniques. Students were introduced to basic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3520/?v=1
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Bioinformatics: CpG Islands
17 Oct 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Edward Himelblau
California Polytechnic State University
This is an introductory bioinformatics exercise intended for use in a genetics course.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/147/?v=1
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Biology from Molecules to Embryos, Interactive Animated Lessons
17 Nov 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jack D. Thatcher*
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Visualizing kinetic processes can be an impediment to student mastery of basic science coursework. To remedy this obstacle, I created an educational program called Biology from Molecules to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4556/?v=1
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Build Multiomic and Visualization Skills in Bioscience Lecture
19 Nov 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Xyanthine Parillon
student
This resource promotes inclusive learning by using all free platforms to extend the central dogma to an applied experience. Genomics is focused on with literature reviews that are performed to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3574/?v=1
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Cancer Discovery Activities
17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
These two hands-on activities are based on a Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2013 Holiday Lectures on Science video (http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/cancer-genetic-disease-video-highlights)...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/294/?v=1
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Chi-Square analysis of two point test cross data
22 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Bob Sheehy
Radford University
This flash tutorial simulates analysis of a 2 point test cross and will walk you through the analysis of two hypothetical traits.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/746/?v=1
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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
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Discovering biodiversity in Honduras with TJ Firneno
11 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By TJ Firneno1, Megan Seifert2
1. University of Denver 2. Headwaters Science Institute
TJ talks to us about the different types of biodiversity, why they are important, and about his research involving the discovery of a new species of microhylid in Honduras! If you or your students...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3431/?v=1
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DNA Detective: Genotype to Phenotype. A Bioinformatics Workshop for Middle School to College.
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anne L. Sternberger*1, Sarah E. Wyatt1
Ohio University
Advances in high-throughput techniques have resulted in a rising demand for scientists with basic bioinformatics skills as well as workshops and curricula that teach students bioinformatics...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2652/?v=1
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EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND BIOLOGY: DEMYSTIFYING RACE WITH GENETICS OF HUMAN SKIN COLOR
19 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Vedham Karpakakunjaram
Montgomery College
Poster on a case study on the genetics of human skin color presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop
https://qubeshub.org/publications/663/?v=1
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Exploring the Introduction of Genetic Variation by Random Mutation: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 1
17 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Cory Kohn1, Amy Lark, Jim Smith2, Louise Mead3, Robert T Pennock2, Wendy Johnson
1. Keck Science Department, The Claremont Colleges 2. Michigan State University 3. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action
An introductory activity introducing the role of random mutation in generating genetic variation using the Avida-ED simulation.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1840/?v=1
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Facilitating Scientific Literacy Through Writing: A Write-to-Learn Assignment for Large Introductory Undergraduate Biology Courses
16 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Ayuni W. Ratnayake1, Cindy Naw1, Karolyn Keir*1, Aarthi Ashok*1
University of Toronto, Scarborough
Write-to-learn (WTL) assignments have been used in a variety of disciplines to encourage conceptual learning and critical thinking in undergraduate education. These assignments focus on...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4382/?v=1