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1. Exploring Biological Variation and the Value of Natural History Collections Using an Online Lesson

   19 Nov 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Bridgette E. Clarkston*¹, Linda P.J. Lipsen¹, Gerald Tembrevilla²

   1. University of British Columbia 2. Mount Saint Vincent University

   First-year science students in large-enrollment lecture courses are rarely given opportunities to contribute to science beyond their classroom as part of their curriculum. Meanwhile, natural...

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2. Conducting Biodiversity Science in the 21st Century (Poster)

   08 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils

   Central Michigan University

   A poster summarizing how museum resources can be used for conducting biodiversity science in the 21st century including in research, education and in increasing inclusivity and diversity in STEM.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4489/?v=1

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   Emma Teed

   Hi! I am a master's student at East Carolina in Dr. Heather Vance-Chalcraft's STEM CoRE lab. I am researching the effects of citizen science participation on 3rd-5th grade students in the informal...

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4. Anti-bias Education Puppet Plays

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

   By Julia Robinson

   Cecilia Berg Center for Environmental Education; Hefner Museum of Natural History; Miami University

   Nature provides science content for teacher preparation certification programs and the backdrop for puppet plays used as a springboard for teaching the NAEYC's four goals of Anti-bias...

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5. AIM-UP! (Advancing Integration of Museums into Undergraduate Programs)

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   13 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Joseph A. Cook, Scott Edwards, Stefanie Ickert-Bond, Eileen Lacy

   An NSF-funded Research Coordination Network, the goal of AIM-UP! is to bring museum archives and natural history collections to the forefront of biology education.  From the website:  "We are developing these themes through meetings, on-line discussions and workshops at scientific...

6. Revolutionizing the Use of Natural History Collections in Education

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Karen E. Powers, L. Alan Prather, Joesph A. Cook, James Woolley, Henry L. Bart Jr., Anna K. Monfils, Petra Sierwald

   Using natural history collections, both physical specimens and archive data, promises to connect classroom learning with the real world of science.    From the article:  "Natural history collections are an irreplaceable and extensive record of life, and form the basis of our...