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1. Mimicry in a Diverse Community of Arthropods

   21 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By HHMI BioInteractive

   Module exploring how researchers exposed arthropod mimics that use a golden patch to warn of unpalatability to predators with different prey preferences to determine how effective their warnings were.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/367/?v=1

2. Mitotic Index and Cell Division

   15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

   University of Tennessee Knoxville

   This module introduces the mitotic index in the context of understanding the dynamics of cell division in the root of a plant. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1034/?v=1

3. Modeling the lac Operon to Understand the Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes

   27 Sep 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sam S Donovan

   University of Pittsburgh

   This resource is a recitation activity designed for an introductory biology course in which students explore a lac operon simulation (https://qubeshub.org/resources/phetlacoperon).

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1427/?v=1

4. Modeling Trophic Interactions in Rice Agriculture: A Jigsaw Approach

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

   By Fernando Nieto¹, Kiersten Nicole Newtoff², Kristine Grayson³, Emily Nodine⁴, Brian Robert Shmaefsky⁵

   1. SUNY Old Westbury 2. Montgomery College 3. University of Richmond 4. Rollins College 5. Lone Star College - Kingwood

   Students explore four different issues related to trophic interactions that affect modern rice agriculture practices and consider relationships between these issues using Lotka and Volterra...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1017/?v=1

5. Modification of "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" module

   30 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   This module is a modification of the Beckstead et al. module in TIEE Volume 7. It includes a meta-cognition based model and self reflection, no statistics, and is organized to be done in 1-2...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1164/?v=1

6. Modification of "The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology" module by Linton et al.

   30 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   This is a modification of the Linton et al. module in TIEE Volume 13. Students use data from digitized museum records of butterfly specimens in a modification with no homework (lab/workshop format)...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1163/?v=1

7. Modification to City Parks

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

   By Kristen Kaczynski

   California State University - Chico

   Using a jigsaw approach, students calculated species richness, Shannon's diversity index and species evenness using the City Parks wildlife data.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/195/?v=1

8. Modification to What do Trees Know about the Rain

   17 Dec 2017 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kristen Kaczynski

   California State University - Chico

   Use of the tree ring data vs. precipitation to discuss how trees respond to drought

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/196/?v=1

9. Movement: Nature's Flying Machines

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

   By Blake Cahill¹, Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   In this lab, you will explore the physics of flight, the adaptations that make powered flight possible, and the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates and invertebrates.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1228/?v=1

10. Muscle Contraction

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces equations around muscle force in the context of understanding the Sliding Filament Model. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1079/?v=1

11. Mutation and Equilibrium Worksheet

    30 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo

    Alfred University

    This is a worksheet created for students to complete when doing the Mutation and Equilibrium MathBench activity.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1255/?v=1

12. Nastic Movements in Plants

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces an osmotic model in the context of understanding plants' capability of rapidly adapting to changes in their environment. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1070/?v=1

13. Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes

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

    By Lisa Gilbert¹, Josh Galster², Joan Ramage³

    1. Williams College 2. Montclair State University 3. Lehigh University

    Making the difficult decision to evacuate before a hurricane makes landfall can save lives and property. This two week module explores how hurricanes connect the ocean-atmosphere-terrestrial...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/290/?v=1

14. NEON Data in the Classroom: Implementing and Adapting an Open Education NEON Resource “Quantifying the Drivers and Impacts of Natural Disturbance Events-The 2013 Colorado Floods” for the Southern California Classroom.

    11 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Adriane Clark Jones

    Mount Saint Mary's University

    Natural disasters and subsequent ecological disturbance events illustrate the complexity of problems in ecology and environmental science, and can be used as effective teaching tools. Unpacking the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/954/?v=1

15. Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Viscosity

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces a modified Stokes-Einstein equation in the context of understanding the difference in viscosity between the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1035/?v=1

16. Nucleo-cytoplasmic Transport

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces exponential decay and the rate of influx in the context of understanding the transport of molecules from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. It is intended for an introductory...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1037/?v=1

17. Nucleoplasmic Index

    15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

    University of Tennessee Knoxville

    This module introduces the nucleoplasmic index in the context of understanding how the volume of organelles and cell contents change during the cell cycle. It is intended for an introductory...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1038/?v=1

18. Online exercise: Managing Prairie Dogs for Ferret Reintroduction: A Case Study

    23 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tatiana Roth

    Coppin State University

    This data-driven ‘ferret reintroduction’ exercise, adapted from https://www.sesync.org/printpdf/2264, was developed for undergraduate students in an online non-majors biology course as a final...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/538/?v=1

19. 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/qubesresources/publications/889/?v=1

20. Optimal Foraging in Swirl

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

    By Mary Elizabeth McWhirt¹, Emily Weigel¹

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    This lesson centers around the marginal value theorem (MVT, Charnov 1976), which describes how animals should forage in patches. It serves as a pre-lab to teach MVT basics, vectors, ANOVA, and...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1213/?v=2