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Identifiers in Digital Natural History Collections
29 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Vicky Zhao Chan
Stanford University
This is a collection of resources focusing on GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers) on what they are, what role they play in digital natural history collections, and how to incorporate them in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4380/?v=1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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