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1. A Changing Climate in the Hawaiian Wet Forest: In-Person and Virtual Curriculum for Field Courses at Puʻu Makaʻala NAR

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

   By Teaching Change

   Curriculum for Puʻu Makaʻala Huakaʻi with the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), developed by Teaching Change. This module was created to guide Teaching Change Field Courses at Puʻu...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2763/?v=1

2. Phage Comparative Genomics Lab Manual

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

   By Andrew Kapinos¹, Canela Torres², Amanda Freise²

   1. University of California, San Diego 2. University of California, Los Angeles

   A lab manual containing detailed instructions for several bioinformatics tools (dot plots, Phamerator maps, phylogenetic trees, and gene content similarity), all of which enable students to perform...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2745/?v=1

3. Applying phylogenetic tree building in MEGA X to forensic applications for identifying unknown specimens

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

   By Nicholas Lorusso¹, Denise Gemmellaro²

   1. University of North Texas at Dallas 2. Kean University

   This exercise is designed to guide a learner through the construction of phylogenetic trees as a means of addressing research questions in forensic science such as the identification of previously...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2567/?v=1

4. Student-Driven Design-and-Improve Modules to Explore the Effect of Plant Bioactive Compounds in Three Model Organisms

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

   By Iglika V. Pavlova

   University of North Carolina Greensboro

   Engaging and supporting introductory level students in authentic research experiences during required coursework is challenging. Plant bioactive compounds attract students' natural curiosity as...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2726/?v=1

5. Nextstrain adaptations for Understanding COVID-19

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

   By Keith A. Johnson

   Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

   This resource introduces students to the use of Nextstrain and Nextclade to visualize the phylogeny of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants of interest. Terminology and an introduction to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2545/?v=1

6. Bird Beak Adaptations

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

   By Miguel Morales

   Lake Worth Community Middle School

   Students will navigate through different stations experiencing simulations of adaptations, manipulations of 3D examples, and making connections to the standards to formulate hypotheses about...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2508/?v=1

7. Will You Find This Humerus? Homology Lab

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

   By Cassondra McHugh-Lowther

   Buchholz High School

   Students will compare and contrast the morphology of vertebrate forelimbs, and will use this knowledge to draw conclusions about their common ancestor and descent with modification.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2507/?v=1

8. Venom: To Kill or Cure?

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

   By Valerie Ledford

   Columbia High School

   In this case study, students will explore concepts of evolution, protein structure and function, taxonomy, and methods of scientific inquiry in a real-world way.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2506/?v=1

9. Laboratory Math

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

   By Andrea R. Beyer¹, Pamela Lucas Connerly², Christy Fillman³, Nick T. Peters⁴

   1. Virginia State University 2. Indiana University Southeast 3. University of Colorado, Boulder 4. Iowa State University

   Explanations and demonstrations on how to use mathematical equations for various laboratory purposes, including those specific to SEA-PHAGES (such as phage titer calculations) and those that are...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2505/?v=1

10. Using Linear Regression Adaptation: Exploring Vector-borne diseases in an online classroom

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

    By Darcy Ernst

    In this adaptation students in online classrooms will use linear regression at home and in synchronous online time to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2504/?v=1

11. Climate change and Strawberries: A real-life problem-based activity for teaching ANOVA

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

    By Nicole Hopkins¹, Holly Felker¹, Catharine Dickerson¹, Terry O'Brien¹, Dex Whittinghill¹, Nathan Ruhl¹

    Rowan University

    This is a real-life lab activity for teaching ANOVA using Problem-Based Learning and formatted for one-day (JMP or R) or two-day (JMP) implementations.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2503/?v=1

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. RNAseq data analysis using Galaxy

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

    By Matthew Escobar¹, Sam S Donovan², Irina Makarevitch³, Bill Morgan⁴, Sabrina Robertson⁵

    1. California State University San Marcos 2. University of Pittsburgh 3. Hamline University 4. The College of Wooster 5. North Carolina State University

    This is a bioinformatics exercise intended for use in a computer lab setting with life science majors.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/118/?v=4

18. Climate Drivers of Phenology (Project EDDIE)

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

    By Beatriz Villar

    Northampton CC

    This activity explores the question: which species will be most affected by temperature changes, and how will changes in the phenology of one species affect its interaction with others as the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2447/?v=1

19. 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

20. 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. This activity presents current popular press articles about air pollution and environmental justice and maps and graphs...

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