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1. COVID-19 educational module | Department of Mathematics

   03 Aug 2021 | 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=4

2. Assessing Socioeconomic Trends in Tree Cover and Human Health in Urban Environments

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

   By Tamara Basham

   Collin County Commuity College District

   In this exercise, students use a combination of publicly available data and tree cover data that they generate using iTree Canopy to test whether tree cover is equitably distributed within the city...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2363/?v=1

3. Exploring Health Inequities and Redlining

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

   By Mary Mulcahy

   University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

   For this assignment, students will investigate relationships between historic redlining data and modern statistics of human health.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2347/?v=2

4. Exploring Plant Phenology using Herbarium Specimens: Lab or Workshop

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

   By Katie Pearson¹, Tadeo Ramirez Parada², Susan Mazer², Natalie Rossington Love¹, Jenn Yost¹

   1. California Polytechnic State University 2. University of California, Santa Barbara

   In this workshop or lab exercise, participants will examine the effects of climate on the phenological events of a selected species using herbarium specimen data.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2476/?v=1

5. 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

6. Data on Dead Zones and a Scientist Spotlight Featuring Benjamin Negrete, Jr.

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

   By Suann Yang¹, Benjamin Negrete, Jr.²

   1. State University of New York College at Geneseo 2. The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute

   In this lesson, students plot data and interpret graphs of the metabolic responses of fish to hypoxic conditions. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with fish ecophysiologist Benjamin...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2492/?v=1

7. Using Nanoparticles to Treat Cancer Scientist Spotlight

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

   By Jennifer Wade¹, Hyeyoun Chang²

   1. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 2. Dana Farber Cancer Institute

   Students use published scientific data to determine which types of nanoparticles would be best to use to deliver cytotoxic drugs directly to cancer cells. Then they learn about the scientist who...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2490/?v=1

8. Digital Herbarium Lab with RStudio: Are shifting abundances of native species detectable over time?

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

   By Rebecca Penny Humphrey

   Aquinas College

   This 2- to 3-hour lab activity introduces sophomore-level students to digitized herbarium collections, R-coding, and potential reasons for shifting abundances in native and non-native plant species...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2482/?v=1

9. Examining Medical and Scientific Racism Using the Story of Henrietta Lacks

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

   By Melissa Haswell

   Davenport University

   This is a semester-long project in which students read and discuss the story of Henrietta Lacks from multiple ethical perspectives. This project was developed for an undergraduate science ethics...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2479/?v=1

10. Urban stream invaders: a scientist spotlight featuring Dr. Piatã Santana Marques

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

    By Jennifer Apple

    SUNY Geneseo

    Students read and interpret data from a study which addresses how urbanization affects the invasive attributes of a non-native species. They also reflect on the identity of the lead researcher and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2472/?v=1

11. Maintenance of Phenotypic Polymorphism and a Scientist Spotlight Featuring Dr. Swanne Gordon

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

    By Robert E Furrow

    University of California, Davis

    In this lesson students interpret graphical evidence of frequency-dependent selection in the wood tiger moth, then make long-term evolutionary predictions. They then read and reflect on an...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2463/?v=1

12. Writing Microbiology Resource Announcements Collaboratively

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

    By Arturo Diaz¹, Julia Lee-Soety², Shima Chaudhary³, Richard Pollenz⁴

    1. La Sierra University 2. Saint Joseph’s University 3. South Texas College 4. University of South Florida

    This resources provides a framework for students to write a Microbiology Resource Announcement, collaboratively.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2038/?v=2

13. Using Bioinformatics Activities to understand the Past and Present of SARS-CoV2

    30 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Gaurav Arora

    We have designed a Bioinformatics activity that uses tools to identify the origins and mutations in the novel SARS-CoV2 strains.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2460/?v=1

14. Human Dimensions in Amphibian Conservation: Addressing Threats

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

    By Jennifer Sevin¹, Alexa Warwick², M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid³, Sarah Raisch²

    1. University of Richmond 2. Michigan State University 3. Bridgewater State University

    This module introduces students to the theme of human dimensions in conservation and provides them with an opportunity to engage in practices related to social science research.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2461/?v=1

15. Graphing and mapping patterns of air quality in Los Angeles, California through an environmental justice lens.

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

    By Adriane Clark Jones

    Mount Saint Mary's University

    Air quality is an environmental issue that impacts everyone in Los Angeles. We can see it with our eyes, feel it in our lungs and hear alerts along with the morning weather forecast. We are...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2365/?v=1

16. Coyote Habituation and a Scientist Spotlight on Dr. Christopher Schell

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

    By Darlene Panvini

    Belmont University

    Dr. Christopher Schell is an ecologist who uses a variety of techniques to study mammalian carnivores in urban areas. This scientist spotlight uses graphs from his study on parental habituation to...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2455/?v=1

17. Choosing healthy data for healthy relationships: how to use 5-point summaries, box and whisker plots, and correlation to understand global health trends.

    21 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrea Huntoon¹, John Doudna², Pallavi Bhale³, Thalita Abrahão⁴, Alys Hugo⁵, Jennifer Lyon Adler⁶

    1. Fox Valley Technical College 2. Lansing Community College 3. Montgomery College 4. Georgia State University Perimeter College 5. Everett Community College 6. Maysville Community and Technical College

    This module utilizes a user-friendly database exploring data selection, box-and-whisker plot, and correlation analysis. It also guides students on how to make a poster of their data and conclusions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2427/?v=1

18. Final Project for Calling Bull

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

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College

    This is the final project for the calling bull course & it is to find 3 pieces of misinformation/BS and debunk them. They have to re-do at least one visualization, use R in at least one debunking,...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2431/?v=1

19. The Perfect Brew: An Activity Demonstrating Cell Counting and Hemocytometer Use

    08 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bridgette Kirkpatrick

    In this activity, students will explore the use of a hemocytometer for counting cells, demonstrate the relationship between the grid seen in the microscope with volume of liquid in suspension and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2422/?v=1

20. BETTSI - Basic Evolutionary Tree-Thinking Skills Instrument

    08 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristin Jenkins¹, Louise Mead², David Baum, Kristy L Daniel³, Carrie Jo Bucklin, Austin Leone, J. Phil Gibson⁴, Erin Naegle⁵

    1. BioQUEST 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 3. Texas State University 4. University of Oklahoma 5. Columbia College, Sonora CA

    A short, multiple choice diagnostic designed to provide instructors with a quick check on students’ understanding of and ability to read and interpret phylogenies.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2106/?v=1