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1. Riverbird distributions and habitat use

   26 Jan 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By John McLaughlin

   Western Washington University

   Students determine habitat use by birds associated with rivers, using data collected while moving downriver in boats. They use R to calculate resource selection functions for each species. Results...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2238/?v=1

2. Yeti or not: Do they exist?

   31 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Keith Johnson¹, Adam Kleinschmit², Jill Rulfs³, William (Bill) Morgan⁴

   1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. University of Dubuque 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4. The College of Wooster

   Through this 4-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=3

3. Is bigger always better? An investigation on the effect of drought on different sizes of trees

   11 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jessica Brzyski

   Seton Hill University

   This data set was compiled from worldwide data to examine the effects of drought on trees. Included in the dataset are measurements of growth and mortality as they relate to the size category of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2189/?v=1

4. An Adaptation of "Lichens in Diverse Landscapes" for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College

   08 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sandra Cooke

   Greensboro College

   This resource includes a lichen data analysis lab that I adapted for students in BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level in person course at Greensboro College that met during the Fall 2020 semester.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2179/?v=1

5. Backyard Beetles + Pollinators Lab for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College

   08 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sandra Cooke

   Greensboro College

   This contains Dr. Sandra Cooke's modifications to the EREN-NEON FLP Backyard Beetles + Pollinators project developed for BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level course taught in person at Greensboro...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2178/?v=1

6. Case Study: Pollination of the Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) by the Solitary Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)

   03 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   The research uses natural history collection data to explore a potential phenological shift between an orchid that employs sexual deception and a solitary bee.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2167/?v=1

7. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural History

   01 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   In this module, students will explore Western Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge and review a case study of how the TEK of the Inuit people provided a way of knowing and understanding the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2150/?v=1

8. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

   24 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Glenn Ledder

   University of Nebraska Lincoln

   This resource is a module you can use to teach your students the basics of epidemic behavior using a model geared specifically to Covid-19. Students can address key questions using pre-designed...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1802/?v=3

9. Analysis of Amylase Activity

   24 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Allison Carter Burlyn¹, Christina Fieber¹, Melanie Lenahan²

   1. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2. Raritan Valley Community College

   This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2145/?v=1

10. Case Study — World records as measures of senescence or randomness

    12 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Carl Bergstrom², Jevin West²

    1. Bates College and QUBES 2. University of Washington

    This is a project meant to accompany the Case Study that Carl Bergstrom, which uses R to explore whether declining track and field world record performance could be an artifact of sample size (less...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2125/?v=1

11. Case Study - Storks vs Babies

    11 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and QUBES

    This is a R project based on the Robert Matthews paper Storks vs Babies. The idea is to replicate the results of the paper, learn a bit about R for linear fits and graphing and explore correlation...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2123/?v=1

12. Calling Bull Case Study — 99.9% Caffeine-free with R

    11 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Carl Bergstrom², Jevin West²

    1. Bates College and QUBES 2. University of Washington

    This is an adaptation of Calling Bull's Case Study on how caffeine free is hot chocolate versus coffee in order to make it into a student project that uses R.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2122/?v=1

13. BS Inventory assignment

    10 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and QUBES

    This is a written assignment with a recommended process and grading rubric to go with the BS Inventory assignment on callingbull.org.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2121/?v=1

14. Why, when, and how to cite sources of biodiversity specimen data

    07 Nov 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Katie Pearson

    Cal Poly State University

    This short video and assessment explain why we as scientists should cite our data sources and how we can do this for sources of biodiversity specimen data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2119/?v=1

15. MiniWorkshop Follow-Up October 2, 2020

    03 Oct 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Gaurav Arora¹, Vinayak Mathur²

    1. Gallaudet University 2. Cabrini University

    A follow up to our mini workshop of August 14, 2020. Further information about the python pipeline for HGT and the new cytoscape lesson.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2113/?v=1

16. Connecting Viral Pandemics to Ecological Population Growth Models

    16 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Parks Collins¹, Paul Strode²

    1. Mitchell Community College 2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    In this activity students use the HHMI Population Growth Models interactive to explore R0 for diseases and discuss the importance of connecting population ecology to current events like the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2104/?v=1

17. When did I lose my legs? A limbless lizard tale

    11 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Patrick Kelly

    Leesburg High School

    Using oVERT project models students examine examples of extant traditional lizards, snakes and limbless lizards and create phylogenies based on trait and genetic data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2102/?v=1

18. Examining the Physiology Behind the Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    This is a set of extension questions for the HHMI short film The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes Video Activity.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2087/?v=1

19. Nature’s Flying Machines: The Evolutionary Relationship of Avian Form & Function

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    In this series of activities, birds will be used as the model organism. The modules examine the connections between body form and function over time by investigating the relationship between avian...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2085/?v=1

20. Mini-Workshop August 14, 2020

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vinayak Mathur¹, Anne Rosenwald², Gaurav Arora³

    1. Cabrini University 2. Georgetown University 3. Gallaudet University

    We reviewed the materials available on Genome Solver (other lessons here) and described our new python pipeline for examining horizontal gene transfer and a new synteny lesson in detail.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2084/?v=1