Teaching Materials (1-20 of 22)

1. Building Biodiversity Datasets for Invasive Species

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

   By Sara Hansen¹, Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   A module guiding students through the process of mapping biodiversity data and building a biodiversity dataset to study the spread and impacts of the invasive aquatic plant species, European...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2865/?v=3

2. Polyploidapalooza: Exploring the diversity and evolution of polyploid plants and animals

   19 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Allen¹, David Blackburn¹

   University of Florida

   This series of modules explores the complex world of polyploidy, including species formation, cell division, evolution, conservation, and economic importance. We focus on polyploidy across the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3704/?v=2

3. Building Biodiversity Datasets for Invasive Species

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

   By Sara Hansen¹, Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   A module guiding students through the process of mapping biodiversity data and building a biodiversity dataset to study the spread and impacts of the invasive aquatic plant species, European...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2865/?v=2

4. Polyploidapalooza: Exploring the diversity and evolution of polyploid plants and animals

   24 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Allen¹, David Blackburn¹

   University of Florida

   This series of modules explores the complex world of polyploidy, including species formation, cell division, evolution, conservation, and economic importance. We focus on polyploidy across the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3704/?v=1

5. Go Extinct! An Award-Winning Evolution Game That Teaches Tree-Thinking as Students Pursue the Winning Strategy

   23 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Ariel E. Marcy*

   Australian Catholic University

   Evolutionary trees communicate both the diversity and unity of life, a central and important scientific concept, as highlighted by the Vision and Change undergraduate biology education movement....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3673/?v=1

6. Building Biodiversity Datasets

   07 Feb 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sara Hansen¹, Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   A module guiding students through the process of building a biodiversity dataset using field data and protocols derived for a study of the invasive aquatic plant species, European frog-bit...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2865/?v=1

7. Teaching Biodiversity with Museum Specimens in an Inquiry-Based Lab

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

   By Lisa L. Walsh*†¹, Cynthia J. Giffen†¹, Cody W. Thompson¹

   University of Michigan

   In response to the growth of biology datasets and broad efforts to digitize data, an increasingly important skill for science students is the management and analysis of large datasets. We designed...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2735/?v=1

8. Digital Herbarium Lab with RStudio: Are shifting abundances of native species detectable over time?

   23 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Rebecca Penny Humphrey

   Aquinas College

   This 2- to 3-hour lab activity introduces sophomore-level students to digitized herbarium collections, R-coding, and potential reasons for shifting abundances in native and non-native plant species...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2482/?v=1

9. The ADW: a database of animal natural history that supports complex, authentic student inquiry.

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

   By Tanya Dewey

   Colorado State University and the Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org)

   Poster on the Animal Diversity Web and Quaardvark presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2005/?v=1

10. Engaging students in data exploration using digital biodiversity databases: BLUE Data Network

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

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    Slides for BLUE presentation at 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2010/?v=1

11. Exploring multiple approaches to engage underrepresented students in research with natural history collections.

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

    By Molly Phillips¹, Adania Flemming², Jeanette Pirlo³, David Blackburn⁴

    1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. iDigBio, FLMNH 3. University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History 4. Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    The iDigBio team has leveraged natural history collections in a 3-pronged approach designed to engage undergraduates from underrepresented groups in collections-based research.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1972/?v=1

12. Population Demography in Swirl

    12 Feb 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=4

13. Biodiversity research using digitized, internet-based natural history collections

    17 Dec 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Collections based research is a critical tool for organismal biology and biodiversity research. Yet natural history collections have a complicated past. This multi-class module examines the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1553/?v=1

14. Population Demography in Swirl

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

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=3

15. Population Demography in Swirl

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

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=2

16. 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/publications/1326/?v=2

17. 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/publications/1326/?v=1

18. Population Demography in Swirl

    15 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Emily Weigel

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The students will learn to generate, test, and graphically represent basic hypotheses on data distributions using large datasets.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1214/?v=1

19. Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them

    20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Molly Phillips¹, Kathryn Green²

    1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. North Carolina Sate University

    5E lesson plan for middle/high school aligned to NGSS standards.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1109/?v=1

20. The Potential of Natural History Collections in Educating the 21st Century Scientist and Citizen

    20 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Molly Phillips², Debra Linton¹

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

    Presentation at the 5th Life Discovery Conference on natural history collections

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1107/?v=1