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1. Distributions CURE- Exploring Species Distribution Changes and their Drivers

   24 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Tiffany Marie Doan¹, Tanya Dewey², John Carroll³, Liz Alter⁴

   1. New College of Florida 2. Colorado State University and the Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org) 3. Georgia Southern University 4. CSUMB

   This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) uses digitized natural history collections data to answer questions about species distributions and their drivers. This inclusive CURE can...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2349/?v=1

2. Sexual Dimorphism CURE: Exploring Melanized Wing Patterns of Pieridae Butterflies

   18 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Paula A Trillo¹, Elissa Suphapun Sorojsrisom², Carly N. Jordan³, Janice L. Krumm⁴

   1. Gettysburg College 2. Columbia University 3. George Washington University 4. Widener University

   Teach a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) using digitized natural history collections data to test hypotheses on sexually dimorphic wing melanization patterns of Pieris rapae...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3250/?v=1

3. Oct 20 2021

   Collections Education Coffee Break

   Hosted by iDigBio, Collections Education Coffee Breaks are short 30-minute sessions featuring a natural history collections-focused education or outreach resource created as part of the...

   https://qubeshub.org/news/events/details/2140

4. Collections Education Coffee Break Series: oVert TCN Resources for Education

   24 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jaimi Gray

   Florida Museum of Natural History

   Dr. Jaimi Gray gives a brief introduction into educational resources associated with the oVert project. ...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2760/?v=1

5. Collections Education Coffee Break Series: Anne Basham from LepNet and SCAN on Vimeo

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

   By Anne Basham

   Anne Basham (Founder ExplorMor Labs LLC/Co-Founder Bon-Earth, LeptNet and SCAN) Presenting on Natural history collections that connect marginalized elders with memory and the natural world. ...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2509/?v=1

6. Bird Beak Adaptations

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

   By Miguel Morales

   Lake Worth Community Middle School

   Students will navigate through different stations experiencing simulations of adaptations, manipulations of 3D examples, and making connections to the standards to formulate hypotheses about...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2508/?v=1

7. Will You Find This Humerus? Homology Lab

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

   By Cassondra McHugh-Lowther

   Buchholz High School

   Students will compare and contrast the morphology of vertebrate forelimbs, and will use this knowledge to draw conclusions about their common ancestor and descent with modification.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2507/?v=1

8. Venom: To Kill or Cure?

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

   By Valerie Ledford

   Columbia High School

   In this case study, students will explore concepts of evolution, protein structure and function, taxonomy, and methods of scientific inquiry in a real-world way.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2506/?v=1

9. Aug 11 - Inclusive Teaching Webinar 3 pm

   09 Aug 2021 | Posted by Carrie Diaz Eaton

   SCORE-UBE (Sustainability Challenges for Open Resources to promote an Equitable Undergraduate Biology Education), EDSIN (Environmental Data Science Inclusion...

   https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/score/blog/2021/08/aug-11---inclusive-teaching-webinar--3-pm

10. Thinking About Graduate School in Biology: Our Tips for Success

    25 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Catherine Early¹, Adania Flemming², Jeanette Pirlo³, Sorilis Ruiz-Escobar⁴

    1. Science Museum of Minnesota 2. iDigBio, FLMNH 3. University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History 4. University of Florida/ Florida Museum

    As part of the iDigTrio 2020 Biological Conference and Fair we created this document to supplement our workshop on "Applying for Graduate school". This is a compilation drawing from the four...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2273/?v=1

11. STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Socially Relevant Teaching in the Time of COVID-19

    18 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Joanna Wares¹, Marcella Torres¹, zeynep teymuroglu², Grace Stadnyk³, Casey Hawthorne³, E Cabral Balreira⁴

    1. University of Richmond 2. Rollins College 3. Furman University 4. Trinity University

    Presents various mathematical modeling and data science activities created around analyzing and interpreting COVID-19 data. Much of the instructional guidance provided for the activities and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2263/?v=1

12. Built-in Flexibility: Lessons learned to engage your community virtually

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

    By Andrew Osborne Hasley¹, Hayley Orndorf², Deborah Rook¹

    1. BioQUEST 2. University of Pittsburgh

    Materials and resources for "Built-in Flexibility," an episode of the webinar series, "Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World."

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2173/?v=2

13. Built-in Flexibility: Lessons learned to engage your community virtually

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

    By Andrew Osborne Hasley¹, Hayley Orndorf², Deborah Rook¹

    1. BioQUEST 2. University of Pittsburgh

    Materials and resources for "Built-in Flexibility," an episode of the webinar series, "Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World."

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2173/?v=1

14. STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: Episode One

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

    By Bryan Dewsbury¹, Carrie Diaz Eaton², Molly Phillips³, Anna Monfils⁴

    1. University of Rhode Island 2. Bates College and QUBES 3. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 4. Central Michigan University

    Episode One is a conversation with Bryan Dewsbury (University of Rhode Island) one of the authors of the CBE-LSE Inclusive Pedagogy guide.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1805/?v=1

15. Exploring multiple approaches to engage underrepresented students in research with natural history collections.

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

    By Molly Phillips¹, Adania Flemming², Jeanette Pirlo³, David Blackburn⁴

    1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. iDigBio, FLMNH 3. University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History 4. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    The iDigBio team has leveraged natural history collections in a 3-pronged approach designed to engage undergraduates from underrepresented groups in collections-based research.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1972/?v=1

16. Digital Atlas of Ancient Life | Exploring the Diversity and History of Fossil Life

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

    By Jonathan Hendricks

    Paleontological Research Institution

    The Digital Atlas project include field guides to fossils (including a mobile app), an online paleontology textbook, and a collection of over 500 virtual 3D models of fossil specimens.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1893/?v=1

17. That Vertebrate Ate What Exactly?

    15 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jason Horner

    Coral Glades High School

    During the course of this lesson, students will analyze CT scan data and observe bycatch (or an unknown discovery) captured during the scanning process of vertebrates.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1845/?v=1

18. Evidence of Evolution Homologous Structures

    14 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bridget Armstrong

    Okeeheelee Middle School

    Using CT (Computed Tomography) scans of vertebrate forelimbs, both as 3D models and as shapefiles, to enhance and illustrate the concepts of homologous structures, and the evolution of anatomical...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1844/?v=1

19. Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them

    20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Molly Phillips¹, Kathryn Green²

    1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. North Carolina Sate University

    5E lesson plan for middle/high school aligned to NGSS standards.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1109/?v=1

20. Integrating Natural History Collections into Undergraduate Education: Creating the Resources and Growing the Community

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

    By Anna Monfils¹, Libby Ellwood², Debra Linton¹, Molly Phillips³, Joseph Cook⁴, Joseph Kerski⁵, Karen Powers⁶, Tracy Barbaro⁷, Sam S Donovan⁸, Robert Guralnick⁹, L. Alan Prather¹⁰

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio 3. University of Florida 4. University of New Mexico 5. Esri 6. Radford University 7. Encyclopedia of Life/Kurator 8. University of Pittsburgh 9. Florida Museum of Natural History 10. Michigan State University

    Presentation given at SPNHC

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/328/?v=1