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1. Garden peas and cabbage plants: A short 'de-simplified genetics' activity

   13 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Pamela Kalas

   University of British Columbia

   Are plants of genotype T/T tall? Are those of genotype t/t short? Let's find out in this short activity entirely based on a segment of: Smith's (2014) "It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Genetics Anymore!"

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4728/?v=1

2. Shroomology 1010: Introduction to the Fascinating World of Fungi Lesson Plan

   23 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lauren Abraham

   A lecture will be hosted by the educator. The first four sections cover factual information and in the activity students will draw conclusions about spore germination. The last section will...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4367/?v=1

3. 2012-Lensyl-Urbano-The Draining of a Plastic Bottle-Integrating a Physics Experiment into Calculus

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lensyl Urbano

   NA

   I punched a small hole (about 1mm radius) in a one gallon plastic bottle and had my students measure the rate at which water drained.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4081/?v=1

4. 2010-Jungck-EtAl-Mathematical Manipulative Models-In Defense of Beanbag Biology

   06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By John Jungck

   NA

   This paper offers up samples of projects from the Bio- QUEST Curriculum Consortium’s 24-yr experience of holding faculty development workshops for biology and mathematics educators.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4043/?v=1

5. Modified Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

   23 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

   AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships at NSF

   Methylmercury contamination within fish populations is an important toxin that affect human, animal, and environmental health, serving as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and endocrine-disruptor...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3657/?v=2

6. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: The Central Limit Theorem and a t-test

   09 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Paul Miller

   Everett Community College

   Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions and hypothesis testing using a simulation applet, elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3679/?v=1

7. Modified Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

   01 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond

   AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships at NSF

   Methylmercury contamination within fish populations is an important toxin that affect human, animal, and environmental health, serving as a carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) and endocrine-disruptor...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3657/?v=1

8. Using Grassy Narrows in a Live Classroom with Clicker Questions and Interactive Histogram: Sampling Distributions, Probability, and Hypothesis Testing

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

   By Jonathan Andrew Akin

   Northwestern State University of Louisiana

   Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions, p-values, and hypothesis testing. Using both simulated and real data for methylmercury level in fish populations, students will...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3249/?v=1

9. Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests

   28 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Alida Janmaat¹, Pete Kaslik², Randall LaRue Moser Jr, Kevin David Simpson, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo³

   1. University of the Fraser Valley 2. Pierce College 3. Alfred University

   Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2434/?v=1

10. Discrete Math Modeling with Biological Applications (Course Materials)

    26 Apr 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and RIOS Institute

    These are the materials for Math 214 offered at Rhodes College.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/765/?v=1

11. Discrete Math Modeling with Biological Applications (Course Materials)

    23 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Erin N. Bodine

    Rhodes College

    These are the materials for Math 214 offered at Rhodes College.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/749/?v=2

12. Discrete Modeling and Structures (Course Materials)

    16 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and RIOS Institute

    These are the materials for DCS course offered at Bates College. This is a sampler of structures and ways they are used to model biological and social phenomena.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1016/?v=1

13. DataONE Module 01: Why Data Management?

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amber E Budden

    DataONE

    Trends in data collection, storage and loss, the importance and benefits of data management, and an introduction to the data life cycle.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/911/?v=1

14. DataONE Module 03: Data Management Planning

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amber E Budden

    DataONE

    Benefits of a data management plan (DMP), DMP components, tools for creating a DMP, NSF DMP information, and a sample DMP.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/910/?v=1

15. DataONE Module 02: Data Sharing

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Amber E Budden

    DataONE

    Data sharing in the context of the data life cycle, the value of sharing data, concerns about sharing data, and methods and best practices for sharing data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/909/?v=1

16. ModelSim Population Biology Unit

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Uri Wilensky¹, Paulo Blikstein², Corey Brady³, David Figlio¹, Pratim Sengupta⁴, Jason Bertsche¹, Yu (Bryan) Guo¹, Nathan Holbert¹, Michael Novak¹, Firat Soylu¹, Aditi Wagh¹, Gokul Krishnan⁴, Brogan Miller², Shima Salehi²

    1. Northwestern University 2. Stanford University 3. Inquire Learning 4. Vanderbilt University

    This resource provides rich student modeling activities and materials, teacher resources, and much more, in the realm of agent based models applied to population biology.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/902/?v=1

17. Statistical Exploration of Climate Data

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tamra Carpenter¹, Jon Kettenring², Robert Vanderbei³

    1. DIMACS, Rutgers University 2. Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti, Drew University 3. Princeton University

    In this module the students will learn some basic concepts in statistical thinking about data, with emphasis on exploratory data analysis.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/900/?v=1

18. OpenIntro

    29 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Divid Diez¹, Chris Barr¹, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel²

    1. OpenIntro 2. Duke University

    OpenIntro was started with one goal in mind: create a free and open-source introductory textbook.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/889/?v=1

19. Avida-ED presentation: Context Dependent Fitness

    26 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maren L Friesen¹, Andrew M Jarosz¹

    Michigan State University

    Avida-ED presentation

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/880/?v=1

20. List of models in which observed patterns are Important

    26 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Steven F Railsback¹, Volker Grimm

    Lang Railsback & Associates

    Supplemental material for ABM

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/876/?v=1