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1. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   05 Aug 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=3

2. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

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

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=2

3. NMDS to Study Dead Wood Fungi Communities in Parks of New Jersey

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

   By Maria Shumskaya¹, Christopher Zambell¹

   Kean University

   Students use dead wood (saproxylic) fungi occurrence data from New Jersey, USA collected by students and faculty of Kean University to learn the basics of community ecology. Simple NMDS ordination...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1367/?v=1

4. Aquatic Nutrient Levels and Climate Change

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

   By Elli Bosch¹, Kaycee Faunce¹, Amanda Thompson

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This learning module was designed to introduce students to the aquatic nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, their roles in ecosystem function and nutrient pollution, and what impacts climate change...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1356/?v=1

5. Striped Bass: A Regulatory Success Story

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

   By J. Alexander McCrickard¹, Angela Hanretty¹, Amanda Thompson¹

   Virginia Commonwealth University

   This module examines the Maryland striped bass moratorium (1985-1989) as a fisheries management success story. Maryland DNR striped bass young of the year data is utilized for least squares linear...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1347/?v=1

6. The p53 Gene and Cancer

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

   By HHMI BioInteractive

   This tutorial describes the structure and function of the p53 protein, how its activity is regulated in cells, and how mutant versions of p53 can lead to cancer.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1338/?v=1

7. National Ecological Observatory Network: A Data Source For Your Classroom

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Megan A. Jones

   National Ecological Observatory Network

   Abstract for a poster on NEON resources for use in research and education presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1327/?v=1

8. Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Margaret S Saha¹, Beteel Abu-Ageel¹, Sanjana Challa¹, Xiangyi Fang¹, Chai Hibbert¹, Anna Isler¹, Elias Nafziger¹, Adam Oliver¹, Hanqiu Peng¹, Julia Urban¹, Vivian Zhu¹

   College of William and Mary

   Abstract for poster on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1326/?v=1

9. Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE): Building standards and resources for using collections data in the classroom

   26 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Molly Phillips¹, Debra Linton², Libby Ellwood³, Natalie Douglas², Lisa White⁴, Anna Monfils²

   1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. Central Michigan University 3. La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 4. University of California Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley

   Abstract for poster on using collections data presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1324/?v=1

10. Sequence Similarity in Developmental Biology - A Bioinformatics Exercise Using Myostatin

    19 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Barbara Murdoch

    Eastern Connecticut State University

    This exercise leads upper level biology majors in an inquiry-based excursion to determine how similar the signaling molecule, myostatin, is between humans and mice, using a basic set of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1317/?v=1

11. Mars Colony

    11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Burton Deemy

    College of Coastal Georgia

    In this exercise students work in groups to design an agroecosystem to feed a Mars Colony while accounting for space and energy transfer limitations.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1296/?v=1

12. Island Frogs

    11 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By James Burton Deemy

    College of Coastal Georgia

    This is an exercise in island biogeography that allows students to reconstruct splits in the evolutionary history of several hypothetical frog species.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1295/?v=1

13. Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally

    10 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Catherine Sughrue Etter

    Cape Cod Community College

    TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1294/?v=1

14. Measuring Success for Collections: Educational Products and Outcomes

    07 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Molly Phillips², Libby Ellwood³, Debra Linton¹, Lisa White, Natalie Douglas, Shari Ellis, Sam S Donovan⁴

    1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio 4. University of Pittsburgh

    Presentation at the 34th Annual meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1291/?v=1

15. Answer Checking - Modified for Environmental Data Analysis/Statistics Course

    06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jennifer Prairie

    University of San Diego

    Modified answer checking worksheet from original BIOMAAP resource to include two additional questions relating to probability/P-values.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1289/?v=1

16. Exploring how climate will impact plant-insect distributions and interactions using open data and informatics

    06 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Wendy Clement¹, Kathleen Prudic², Jeffrey Oliver³

    1. The College of New Jersey 2. University of Arizona 3. University of Arizona Libraries

    This teaching module provides an entry point for students to learn about data science, open data repositories (e.g., citizen science data), and species distribution modeling to study the effects of...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1286/?v=1

17. The ml4bio Workshop: Machine Learning Literacy for Biologists

    02 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Fangzhou Mu¹, Chris Magnano¹, Debora Treu², Anthony Gitter¹

    1. University of Wisconsin - Madison 2. Morgridge Institute for Research

    Presentation on machine learning literacy for biologists at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1252/?v=1

18. Intro to BIOMAAP - Student Math Anxiety Overview - Teaching Notes - Boersma

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

    By Kate S Boersma

    University of San Diego

    Teaching notes from my application of the BIOMAAP math anxiety materials in my BIOL305 Ecology course for biology majors.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1275/?v=1

19. Processes that Regulate Patterns of Species and Genetic Diversity - Intro Environmental Science

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

    By Megan Kelly

    Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago

    This activity was adapted for use in an intro non-majors Environmental Science course, with an emphasis on collaborative data collection.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1267/?v=1

20. Frayer model growth mindset

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

    By Heather McGray

    San Diego City College

    A Frayer model worksheet for the concept of growth mindset.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1272/?v=1