Teaching Materials (1-6 of 6)

1. Count me in: Increasing early detection of invasive species with community science

   18 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Suann Yang¹, Jennifer Dean²

   1. SUNY Geneseo 2. New York Natural Heritage Program (SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry)

   In this lesson, students interpret a map of species occurrences. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with biologist Dr. Jennifer Dean, whose research includes the map that they...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4411/?v=1

2. How We Help: Human elements of restoration ecology

   10 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sophia Anner¹, Anna Sher²

   1. University of Louisville 2. University of Denver

   In this lesson, students recall the basics of restoration ecology, interpret and predict several graphs that explain restoration manager characteristics, and reflect on an interview with...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4419/?v=1

3. Make Your Move: Interpreting graphs of pollinator behavior

   10 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Rachel Pigg¹, Suann Yang²

   1. University of Louisville 2. SUNY Geneseo

   In this lesson, students interpret graphs of pollinator movement behavior. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with community ecologist Dr. Suann Yang., who collected the data that they...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3482/?v=1

4. The Influence of Exotic Plant Invasion on Pollinator Abundance

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

   By Maxcy Nicole Hill

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This lesson introduces two global change factors, natural habitat loss and exotic plant invasion, and analyzes how these stressors impact the biodiversity and abundance of pollinator species....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3055/?v=1

5. 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

6. Investigating Human Impacts on Hawaiian Fishpond Ecology

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

   By Michelle Phillips

   Hawaii Community College

   Examining water quality (including fertilizer residue, nutrients, soil erosion, and invasive plants) on a Hawaiian fishpond ecosystem.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1226/?v=1