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1. Exploring the evolution of caffeine biosynthesis enzymes

   22 Jan 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Shuchismita Dutta

   RCSB Protein Data Bank, Rutgers University

   Caffeine is a very common stimulant consume worldwide as tea, coffee, mate, cocoa, and chocolate. Ever wondered why plants make caffeine? Do all caffeine producing plants have the same enzymes for...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1723/?v=1

2. Following the Data - PowerPoint Addition to Module

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

   By Darlene Panvini

   Belmont University

   This PowerPoint presentation guides instructors and students through the key background information for the module.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1736/?v=1

3. Data is the New Science - Modified and combined with Following the Data Module

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

   By Darlene Panvini

   Belmont University

   In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1735/?v=1

4. BLAST-HGT PROJECT

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

   By Shawna Reed

   Quinnipiac University

   Genome Solver modules were combined to make one project for students using tools within NCBI BLAST to explore phylogenetics and horizontal gene transfer from phage to Chlamydia.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1688/?v=1

5. Developing Quantitative Skills Using HHMI BioInteractive Resources

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

   By Robin Bulleri¹, Kristine Grayson², Melissa Csikari³

   1. Carrboro High School 2. University of Richmond 3. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

   A workshop on using HHMI BioInteractive data activities to teach science content and quantitative skills

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1090/?v=3

6. Stream Discharge Module- Beck Modification

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

   By Catherine Beck

   Hamilton College

   Stream discharge is a fundamental measure of water supply in stream systems. Low discharge may cause problems with water supply and fish passage, while high discharge may mean flooding. In this...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1564/?v=1

7. Climate Change Module- Beck Modifications

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

   By Catherine Beck

   Hamilton College

   Students explore how climate is changing from the recent record

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1563/?v=1

8. Island Biogeography

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

   By Daniel Lauer¹, Emily Weigel¹

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will practice the basic code to test MacArthur and Wilson’s (1967) Island Biogeography model, focusing on how island size, distance, and perturbation affect species numbers.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1562/?v=1

9. R Subsetting Tutorial

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

   By Mary Kho¹, Emily Weigel¹

   Georgia Institute of Technology

   The students will practice manipulating data to add to or extract subsets of specific values, rows, columns, or subsets of data contained in existing data files.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1561/?v=1

10. Data Analysis and Cancer

    18 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lynn Marie Diener

    Mount Mary University

    This is a flipped classroom approach, students will learn the basic content about cell-signaling, p53, and transcription factors before class. During class students will focus on data analysis...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1559/?v=1

11. Analyzing current and past climate data

    18 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Beth Cadieux

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue

    Students analyze current and past temperature and carbon dioxide data in order to interpret how current climate change is related to climate over the past 450,000 years. Objectives: •Are global...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1558/?v=1

12. Seismology Lab

    17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Beth Cadieux

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue

    OBJECTIVES: •Differentiate P-wave from S-wave•Learn to identify body and surface waves on a seismic record•Learn how seismic waves change as you move away from the epicenter•Use seismic waves to...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1554/?v=1

13. Biodiversity research using digitized, internet-based natural history collections

    17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Collections based research is a critical tool for organismal biology and biodiversity research. Yet natural history collections have a complicated past. This multi-class module examines the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1553/?v=1

14. Mosquito Vector Ecology of the East Coast using NEON

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

    By Courtney Campany¹, David Kang²

    1. Shepherd University 2. Cornell University

    This data module examines the relationship between mosquito vector ecology and climate across the east coast of the United States. The module is designed to merge core concepts in ecology with...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1552/?v=1

15. A Student's Guide to Tropical Marine Biology

    11 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Karen Cangialosi

    Keene State College

    A Student's Guide to Tropical Marine Biology was curated and written entirely by students, and mostly edited by students at Keene State College that were enrolled in the course taught by Dr. Karen...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1507/?v=1

16. Bacteria Transformation

    02 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Matthew Zelisko¹, Kimberly Anderson

    University of Houston

    TeachEngineering resource in which students construct paper recombinant plasmids to simulate the methods genetic engineers use to create modified bacteria.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1492/?v=1

17. Building creatures with the central dogma of biology

    02 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Skyer

    National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology

    Activity that demonstrates how nucleotide changes can affect phenotypes

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1445/?v=1

18. Lesson VI - The Community Science Project

    19 Nov 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anne Rosenwald¹, Gaurav Arora², Vinayak Mathur³

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

    Genome Solver's Community Science Project was developed as a way to use the skills taught in the previous lessons. We're asking members of the community to provide instances of potential phage...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/859/?v=2

19. Teaching Population Dynamics with Data and HHMI BioInteractive

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

    By Abby Kula¹, Kristine Grayson²

    1. Mount St. Mary’s University 2. University of Richmond

    Presented at NABT 2019, we demonstrate how the Population Dynamics Click & Learn resource can be customized for any organism - using the Lionfish invasion as an example

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1474/?v=1

20. A Curious Display

    28 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Margaret Waterman¹, Brandon Call, Sandi Connelly², Kristin Jenkins³, Sam Catherine Johnston⁴, Vedham Karpakakunjaram⁵, Viet Le⁶, Hayley Orndorf⁷, Melissa Skyer⁸, Barbara Spiecker⁹

    1. Southeast Missouri State University 2. Rochester Institute Of Technology 3. BioQUEST 4. CAST Inc. 5. Montgomery College 6. Rochester Institute of Technology 7. University of Pittsburgh 8. National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology 9. Oregon State University

    Case study on genetically modified organisms

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1452/?v=1