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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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