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1. Cell Cycle and Mitosis

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

   By Ellena McCarthy¹, Lakshmi Rajkumar², Victor Madike², Sean Cooney³, Mark Farinha⁴, Lisa Feinman², Jennifer Laing², Vedham Karpakakunjaram³, K. Rebecca Thomas³

   1. Howard Community College 2. Community College of Baltimore County 3. Montgomery College 4. Anne Arundel Community College

   This module introduces activities that allow students to walk through the cell cycle and mitotic cell division processes. As part of the activities, students learn about and apply knowledge of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4843/?v=1

2. Mitosis and Meiosis Resources

   28 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Pamela Kalas¹, Jolie Mayer Smith¹, Rosemary Redfield¹

   University of British Columbia

   New stop-motion ‘candymation’ videos of mitosis and meiosis, plus Instructor Guides and problem sets.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3899/?v=1

3. Cell ploidy made simple: Resources for students and instructors

   26 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Pamela Kalas

   University of British Columbia

   The concept of cell ploidy can be challenging for students to grasp. This resource includes a short, informal instructional video and a worksheet/set of clicker questions combo that allows students...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3882/?v=1

4. Using Immunocytochemistry and Fluorescence Microscopy Imaging to Explore the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Cancer Drugs on the Cell Cycle

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

   By Allison R. D'Costa*¹, David W. Barnes¹, Alessandra Barrera¹, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy¹, Latanya Hammonds-Odie¹

   Georgia Gwinnett College

   Understanding and visualizing the cell cycle and mitosis is an essential concept of cell biology. This multi-week lab module has students investigate the mechanism of action of anti-cancer drugs...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2668/?v=1

5. A virtual laboratory on cell division using a publicly-available image database

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

   By Eric A Shelden*¹, Erika G Offerdahl¹, Graham T Johnson²

   1. Washington State University 2. Allen Institute for Cell Science and University of California San Francisco

   Cell division is a key concept in cell biology. While there are many popular activities to teach students the stages of mitosis, most make use of simple schematics, cartoons, or textbook diagrams....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2631/?v=1

6. Teaching about fatherless snakes in a prison classroom

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

   By Erin Larson

   Cornell University

   Developing a course for the first time as a graduate student is challenging. When I first taught introductory biology with the Cornell Prison Education Program, I struggled to design and adapt...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2603/?v=1

7. The Science Behind Parthenogenesis: Interesting things happen when meiosis goes “wrong”

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

   By Robin Wright

   University of Minnesota

   Parthenogenetic reproduction is a fascinating, complex topic.  This article accompanies “Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake.” It summarizes the basic information...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2511/?v=1

8. Why Meiosis Matters: The case of the fatherless snake

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

   By Robin L. Wright

   University of Minnesota

   A compelling reason to learn something can make all the difference in students’ motivation to learn it.  Motivation, in turn, is one of the key attitudes that drives learning.  This story...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2510/?v=1