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1. 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

2. When did I lose my legs? A limbless lizard tale

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

   By Patrick Kelly

   Leesburg High School

   Using oVERT project models students examine examples of extant traditional lizards, snakes and limbless lizards and create phylogenies based on trait and genetic data.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2102/?v=1

3. What Moves You?

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

   By Tamiko Iansiti

   Palm Springs Community Middle

   Using various bone segments to create joints that will explain planar movement and then develop a mechanical model of different joint types that will allow certain movement in a robotic unit.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2100/?v=1

4. Wing Aspect Ratio and Morphological Measurement Analysis Relating to Bird Flight and Natural History

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

   By Richard Hunter

   Brown-Barge Middle School

   This activity simulates analysis and identification of bird specimens based on the relationship of the natural history of bird species with the morphographic measurements and ratios compared to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2099/?v=1

5. 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

6. 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

7. Plants We Eat: Learning Form and Function from Fruits and Vegetables

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

   By Katie Pearson

   Cal Poly State University

   This high school or undergraduate lab consists of four activities that guide students through learning about plant parts from the fruits and vegetables with which they are already familiar....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2057/?v=1

8. 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

9. 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

10. Introduction to nucleotide sequence analysis and protein modeling in MEGA and PyMol using coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

    18 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Maria Shumskaya¹, Nicholas Lorusso²

    1. Kean University 2. Kean Univeristy

    Introduction into computational approaches in phylogeny and protein modeling based on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (caused COVID-19 pandemic). Two self-guided tutorials for standard lab classes of 2.5...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1796/?v=2

11. Climate-Induced Shifts in California Butterflies

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

    By Jessica Coyle

    A module in which students generate and test hypotheses about butterfly species’ response to climate change in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Mountains of northern California using publicly...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1884/?v=1

12. CRISPR Gene Editing: Designing the gRNA and Donor Template

    15 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Laurel Lorenz

    Princeton

    In this adaptation, students learn how CRISPR/Cas9 is used in bacterial immunity and gene editing. Students create both a gRNA target and a donor template to edit a gene. Mutations can be from the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1962/?v=1

13. Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine - Ethics supplement

    08 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Keith A. Johnson

    Bradley University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

    The adaptation to Understanding COVID-19 Biology to Design a Vaccine entails two ethics supplements. The first supplement addresses the use of off-label drugs in the pandemic (or other situation)....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1955/?v=1

14. Sizes, Scales, and Specialization: An activity highlighting the diversity in cell types

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

    By Heather Seitz¹, Jillian Marie Miller², Joseph Esquibel³

    1. Johnson County Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Lansing Community College

    This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1952/?v=1

15. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation

    19 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Mary Heskel

    Macalester College

    Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is based on deep understanding of systems from observations made over hundreds to thousands of years. This resource connects TEK to modern conservation...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1939/?v=1

16. Redlining and Climate Change

    19 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Mary Heskel

    Macalester College

    Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1938/?v=1

17. COVID-19: Molecular Basis of Infection-ADAPTATION

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

    By Didem Vardar-Ulu

    Boston University, Chemistry Department

    This case was written in Spring 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on understanding the structure and interaction of the SARS-Cov-2 viral spike protein that facilitates infection in...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1936/?v=1

18. Drugging SARS-CoV-2

    15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Mallory Bliss¹, Alexzandria Khan¹, Nandni Verma¹, Kasandra Jean-Louise Riley¹

    Rollins College

    This case study leads students through the process of proposing a drug for a novel protein. The Mpro protease of SARS-CoV-2 is explored in detail within the PDB. Aligns with first semester...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1928/?v=1

19. Molecular Basis of Sickle Cell Disease

    15 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Didem Vardar-Ulu

    Boston University, Chemistry Department

    This multi part case on hemoglobin structure as it relates to oxygen binding and sickle cell disease focuses on utilizing bioinformatics and molecular visualization tools to learn about the sickle...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1925/?v=1

20. Materials for Teaching the SIR Epidemic Model

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

    By Glenn Ledder¹, Michelle Homp¹

    University of Nebraska-Lincoln

    This web page contains materials created by faculty of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Mathematics to teach basic fundamentals of mathematical epidemiology.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1921/?v=1