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1. Data Management in Excel and R using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data

   13 Jan 2021 | Datasets | Contributor(s):

   By Marguerite Mauritz¹, Sarah McCord²

   1. University of Texas at El Paso 2. USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range

   Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by re-organising excel sheets...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2215/?v=1

2. Yeti or not: Do they exist?

   31 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Keith Johnson¹, Adam Kleinschmit², Jill Rulfs³, William (Bill) Morgan⁴

   1. Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2. University of Dubuque 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4. The College of Wooster

   Through this 4-part bioinformatics case study, students will be led through the forensic analysis of putative Yeti artifacts based on published findings.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1832/?v=3

3. Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project EDDIE) with CO2 and 13CO2 data: adapted for R

   23 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Marguerite Mauritz

   University of Texas at El Paso

   This is an adaptation to work in R of Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project) by Hage, M. 2020. Students will investigate geologic and modern evidence for global temperature and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2214/?v=1

4. Introduction to R with Biodiversity Data

   16 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Shelly Gaynor

   University of Florida

   Students will learn R basics while downloading biodiversity data from multiple data repositories. This module will walk students through installing R, navigating R,writing reproducible scripts in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2199/?v=1

5. iBEARS Poster

   14 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Michael Edward Moore¹, Tracey Sulak², Marty Harvill², Penny Thompson³, Brad Christian⁴

   1. University of California Davis 2. Baylor University 3. Oklahoma State University 4. McLennan Community College

   A description of the new NSF INCLUDES iBEARS network including background, project goals, project outcomes, connections to be made through QUBES, and future directions.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2188/?v=1

6. Is bigger always better? An investigation on the effect of drought on different sizes of trees

   11 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jessica Brzyski

   Seton Hill University

   This data set was compiled from worldwide data to examine the effects of drought on trees. Included in the dataset are measurements of growth and mortality as they relate to the size category of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2189/?v=1

7. What is Data Science - Introduction to Data Science

   04 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Neelesh Sharma

   Intellipaat

   Data Science is the technology that goes behind handling and working with data in the 21st century. Data Science concepts have proved to be the pinnacle in the last couple of years with the onset...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2169/?v=1

8. Case Study: Pollination of the Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) by the Solitary Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)

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

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   The research uses natural history collection data to explore a potential phenological shift between an orchid that employs sexual deception and a solitary bee.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2167/?v=1

9. Why, when, and how to cite sources of biodiversity specimen data

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

   By Katie Pearson

   Cal Poly State University

   This short video and assessment explain why we as scientists should cite our data sources and how we can do this for sources of biodiversity specimen data.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2119/?v=1

10. Basic Statistics

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

    By Emily Weigel¹, Alycia Lackey²

    1. Georgia Institute of Technology 2. Binghamton University

    The students will practice identifying the appropriate basic statistical tests when given a scenario and learn how to run and interpret those statistical tests in R.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1744/?v=2

11. MiniWorkshop Follow-Up October 2, 2020

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

    By Gaurav Arora¹, Vinayak Mathur²

    1. Gallaudet University 2. Cabrini University

    A follow up to our mini workshop of August 14, 2020. Further information about the python pipeline for HGT and the new cytoscape lesson.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2113/?v=1

12. Attract or Defend? Secondary Compounds among tissues in two species of Lupine (Fabaceae)

    27 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebecca Penny Humphrey

    This plant-biology data analysis module compares concentrations of defensive alkaloid compounds among tissue types in two species of the flowering-plant Lupine (Fabaceae). Students practice with...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2107/?v=1

13. Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases

    02 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andy Adams¹, Jessica A Adams¹, John J. Bray¹, Tami Imbierowicz¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Breonna Martin¹

    1. Harford Community College 2. University of Tennessee

    In this activity students will use linear regression to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental factors such as climate change or population density influence the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2097/?v=1

14. Examining the Physiology Behind the Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    This is a set of extension questions for the HHMI short film The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes Video Activity.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2087/?v=1

15. Nature’s Flying Machines: The Evolutionary Relationship of Avian Form & Function

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Haswell

    Davenport University

    In this series of activities, birds will be used as the model organism. The modules examine the connections between body form and function over time by investigating the relationship between avian...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2085/?v=1

16. Mini-Workshop August 14, 2020

    28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vinayak Mathur¹, Anne Rosenwald², Gaurav Arora³

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

    We reviewed the materials available on Genome Solver (other lessons here) and described our new python pipeline for examining horizontal gene transfer and a new synteny lesson in detail.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2084/?v=1

17. BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

    17 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nicole Anthony

    Biological Sciences, Toronto District School Board

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/795/?v=1

18. The Hidden Kingdom: Island Biogeography with Fungi

    12 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Erica F Kosal

    North Carolina State University at Raleigh

    In this activity, students will explore a dataset of fungi dispersal capabilities and colonizing success to test the predictions of island biogeography theory.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2060/?v=1

19. Opioid crisis: exploring the neurophysiology of opioid receptor signaling

    09 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jason Chan

    Marian University

    Using this dataset, we explore how opioids affect the electrical activity of neurons when exposed to different opioid receptor agonists and antagonists.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2056/?v=1

20. Obesity - An Epidemic with Unexpected Causes, Consequences, and Complexity

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

    By Edward Freeman

    St. John Fisher College

    This dataset was collected from interviews conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State by state data are provided to explore the interactions of education, income, and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2052/?v=1