Teaching Materials (1-20 of 21)

1. Exploring Microbial Diversity: An Interactive In-Class Assignment for Biology and Microbiology Courses

   02 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Amanda Zirzow

   Florida SouthWestern State College

   This interactive assignment engages students in a hands-on exploration of microbial diversity and the importance of microbes in ecosystems. Designed for General Biology II and Introduction to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4880/?v=1

2. Graphing Techniques for Introductory Microbiology

   14 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Arunachalam Muthaiyan

   University of New Mexico - Gallup

   This module will introduce the introductory microbiology students to graphing skills to visualize and interpret the data to investigate the effect of environmental factor (temperature) on bacterial...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4793/?v=1

3. Learning Journal Assignment on Biofilms

   20 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra¹, Dr David Bergmann²

   1. University of the People, California, United States of America 2. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota

   This is a learning journal assignment with constructive response questions on Biofilms which undergraduate students can complete with aid of reading a research article and listening to a podcast.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4645/?v=1

4. Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes: An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Case Study

   11 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Adam Kleinschmit¹, Andrea Bixler²

   1. Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 2. Department of Science and Mathematics, Clarke University, 1550 Clarke Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001

   Our interdisciplinary pedagogical case study explores the differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology. The focus is on how coyotes’ gut microbiomes...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4345/?v=2

5. BioTA Podcast Episode #34 Biofilms Podcast Overview

   02 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Seth Higbee¹, Dr Pankaj Mehrotra², J. Phil Gibson¹

   1. University of Oklahoma 2. University of the People, California, United States of America

   BioTA Episode #34: Biofilms Authors: Seth Higbee1, Pankaj Mehrotra2, J. Phil Gibson1Prokaryotes are often taught to us as being free living single-celled organisms that lack membrane bound...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4631/?v=1

6. Antibiotic Resistance of Bacterial Soil Isolates and Biofilm Production

   19 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Stephanie Mathews¹, Danielle Graham²

   1. North Carolina State University 2. Fayetteville State Univesity

   In this lesson, learners will hear about research that focuses on bacterial antibiotic resistance and biofilm production. Students will see how antibiotic resistance is measured and interpret a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4588/?v=1

7. Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes

   22 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Adam Kleinschmit¹, Andrea Bixler²

   1. Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 2. Department of Science and Mathematics, Clarke University, 1550 Clarke Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001

   This interdisciplinary pedagogical case study focuses on differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology, including how their gut microbiomes could...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4345/?v=1

8. 2017-Justin_Krueger-Parameter Estimation Methods for Ordinary Differential Equation Models with Applications to Microbiology

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

   By Justin Krueger

   NA

   We demonstrate the feasibility of principal differential analysis using simulation studies and then apply the method to intestinal and vaginal microbiota data.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4202/?v=1

9. Microbiology Data Problems 2023

   22 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Charles E Deutch

   Microbion Research

   This project focuses on the use of data analysis problems to introduce students to specific topics in microbiology and to give them practice in the interpretation of figures and tables of data....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3693/?v=1

10. Small Organisms with Big Consequences: Understanding the Microbial World Around Us

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

    By William C. Beckerson*

    University of Louisville and University of Central Florida

    Creating a hands-on lab that conveys important information while simultaneously allowing for student autonomy can be difficult. This is particularly true for the field of microbiology, in which...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3458/?v=1

11. Uninhibited Growth of Cells

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

    By Emily Boyce

    South Puget Sound CC

    In this activity, students will explore the concept of binary fission, generation time, and bacterial growth curves, with an emphasis on the log phase. Students will use semi-log graphs and linear...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2895/?v=1

12. Antibiotic Resistance Genes Detection in Environmental Samples

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

    By Jessica H Bell¹, Lori Thrun¹, Michelle LeBeau¹, Irina Makarevitch², Jodi Goldberg², Presley Martin²

    1. Century College 2. Hamline University

    Our aim is to provide an authentic research experience for undergraduate students in a variety of biology courses through collaboration between a four-year university and a community college. This...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2574/?v=1

13. 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

14. 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

15. Graphing bacterial growth rates: semi-log graphs v linear graphs

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

    By Adam Marschall Jaros¹, Adronisha Frazier², Beth Alford², Brandy Williams²

    1. Lansing Community College 2. Northshore Technical Community College

    In this activity, students will explore the concept of binary fission, generation time, and bacterial growth curves, with an emphasis on the log phase. Students will use semi-log graphs and linear...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2252/?v=1

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

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

    By Angela Consani¹, Duane Doyle², David L Jones¹, Bara Sarraj³, Heather Seitz⁴

    1. Kansas City Kansas Community College 2. Arkansas State University - Newport 3. Harold Washington College 4. Johnson County Community College

    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/2101/?v=1

17. 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

18. Introduction to Genome Annotation

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

    By Selene Nikaido

    University of Central Missouri

    This exercise is an adaptation of the Annotation Lesson by Rosenwald et al. It introduces the use of bioinformatics tools to extract information from genome databases. It is a basic lesson on...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1560/?v=1

19. Natural Selection in Humans

    01 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    This film explores the evolutionary connection between an infectious disease, malaria, and a genetic condition, sickle cell anemia.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1333/?v=1

20. Infectious Chocolate Joy with a Side of Poissonian Statistics: An activity connecting life science students with subtle physics concepts

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

    By Eric T. Holland¹, Greg Manley¹, Tamara Chiba¹, Rona Ramos¹, Simon Mochrie¹, Jennifer Frederick¹

    Yale University

    Lesson on what it means for biological processes to be Poissonian, published in CourseSource

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1001/?v=1