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A Journal Club Project to Promote Interpreting and Presenting Information From the Primary Scientific Literature
19 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Patrick W. Cafferty†*
Emory University
Many undergraduate students receive little guidance on how to critically read, interpret data within, or present information from the primary scientific literature before they begin senior...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4902/?v=1
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Learn biotechnology, biophysics and business through scientific thinking and innovation
30 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Pankaj Mehrotra1, Carlos C Goller2
1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Scientific, leadership and innovation skills are also an integral framework of the curriculum. All of them together or individually are important for enhancement of knowledge, critical thinking,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4908/?v=1
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Calling Bullshit DCS 105 Bates College Breakout Group Slides
29 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Carrie Diaz Eaton1, Sadie Kriegler
Unity College
This is a slide deck containing all breakout group slides for the course DCS 105 - Calling Bullshit at Bates College.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4807/?v=1
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Graphing Techniques for Introductory Microbiology
14 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Arunachalam Muthaiyan
University of New Mexico - Gallup
This module will introduce the introductory microbiology students to graphing skills to visualize and interpret the data to investigate the effect of environmental factor (temperature) on bacterial...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4793/?v=1
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SIMIODE Spring 2024 Webinars - Ethics Modeling
02 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Feryâl Alayont1, Korana Burke2, Jeremy Shaw3
1. Grand Valley State University, Allendale MI USA 2. University of California, Davis, Davis CA USA 3. Oregon State University-Cascades, Bend OR USA
A Practical Guide for Incorporating Ethical Reasoning into Mathematics Courses through Modeling Problems
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4769/?v=3
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A Momentum-First Approach to Newton’s Second Law
20 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Eric Burkholder*
Auburn University
Students frequently struggle with seeing the connection between forces and motion in introductory physics. This lesson is part of a combined momentum and kinematics unit that first teaches...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4639/?v=1
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Learning How to Make “Good Enough” Estimations
15 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jon D. H. Gaffney*
Utica University
The ability to estimate physical quantities is a useful skill that can help develop critical thinking and scientific literacy. This lesson provides an accessible way to teach students how to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4370/?v=1
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Building Better groups in STEM Courses
06 Dec 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer Glee Buntz1, Emily Drill2, Dan Johnson3, Megan Lupek4, Carolina Mehaffy5, Dr Pankaj Mehrotra6, Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith7, Usha Sankar8
1. Central New Mexico Community College 2. Carnegie Mellon University 3. Wake Forest University 4. North Carolina State University 5. Colorado State University 6. University of the People, California, United States of America 7. Chapman University 8. Drexel University
Formation of student groups that can work effectively together is challenging at best. Considerations include group size and formation (assigned or student choice) and how group members will be...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3587/?v=1
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A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2?
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Vanessa Muilenburg1, Katherine Supanich1, Stephen Scogin1, Thomas Bultman1, Jianhua Li1, Lori Hertel1, Kathy Winnett-Murray1
Hope College
To help introductory biology students understand how plants will respond to higher levels of CO2, we have created a multi-week module consisting of a series of four related laboratory lessons....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2613/?v=1
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Out of Your Seat and on Your Feet! An adaptable course-based research project in plant ecology for advanced students
25 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Michael P. Fleming
California State University, Stanislaus
University capstone projects can offer science students a rich research experience that illustrates the process of doing scientific research, and can also help students better choose future...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2552/?v=1
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"Boost your evolution IQ": An evolution misconceptions game
23 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Mariëlle Hoefnagels1, Matthew Scott Taylor1
University of Oklahoma
Students often enter introductory biology courses with misconceptions about evolution. For example, many students believe that traits arise when a species needs them or that evolutionary processes...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2558/?v=1