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1. 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

2. Identifiers in Digital Natural History Collections

   29 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Vicky Zhao Chan

   Stanford University

   This is a collection of resources focusing on GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers) on what they are, what role they play in digital natural history collections, and how to incorporate them in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4380/?v=1

3. 

   Jessica Allen

   https://qubeshub.org/community/members/31562

4. Join the Natural History Education Community!

   13 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Molly Phillips¹, Anna Monfils², Jennifer Bauer³, Elizabeth Leith⁴

   1. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 2. Central Michigan University 3. University of Michigan 4. University of Wisconsin- Madison

   Biome 2022 poster on how to get involved in the natural history education community.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3438/?v=1

5. Liberating Data for Biodiversity Research

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

   By Libby Ellwood¹, Austin Mast²

   1. iDigBio 2. Florida State University

   The objectives of this exercise are to familiarize you with the information content of biodiversity specimens and their labels, the breadth of that information across geographic space and/or time.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1104/?v=1

6. Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS

   24 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Cecily Bronson

   Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2351/?v=1

7. Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS

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

   By Cecily Bronson

   Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2351/?v=2

8. Measuring Size and Area of Digitized Specimens using ImageJ

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

   By Elissa Suphapun Sorojsrisom¹, Janice L. Krumm², Paula A Trillo³

   1. Columbia University 2. Widener University 3. Gettysburg College

   Use ImageJ to analyze morphological characters in digital images of natural history specimens. Skills are transferable to many organisms and other morphological measurements.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3120/?v=1

9. 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/publications/1291/?v=1

10. Modification of "The Effect of Climate Change on Butterfly Phenology" module by Linton et al.

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

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    This is a modification of the Linton et al. module in TIEE Volume 13. Students use data from digitized museum records of butterfly specimens in a modification with no homework (lab/workshop format)...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1163/?v=1

11. Module 3: What on Earth is a Herbarium?

    08 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick¹, Kelly Moore¹, Brittany McGuire², Rachel May

    1. Tennessee Tech University 2. Tennessee Technological University

    The goal of this activity is to introduce students to herbarium specimens and why they are an important source of information. The emphasis of this activity is on examining the types of data that...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4711/?v=1

12. Origin and Diversity of Armor in Girdled Lizards

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

    By Jennifer Broo

    Mariemont High School

    The girdled lizards (Cordylidae) are a family of distinctively armored lizards endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Students examine lizards in this family to classify the lizards based on morphological...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1846/?v=1

13. Putting specimens on the map: An introduction to georeferencing

    04 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elissa Sorojsrisom¹, Matthew Johnson²

    1. Columbia University 2. Texas Tech University

    Use GEOLocate to assign geographic coordinates to natural history collections specimens

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2890/?v=1

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    Rachael Snodgrass

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/11993

15. Revealing Hidden Figures in Natural History Collections Working Group 2023 Update!

    15 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Adania Flemming¹, Dr Pankaj Mehrotra², Jennifer Kovacs³, Karina Sanchez⁴, Molly Allison Phillips⁵, Mary Mulcahy⁶, Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick⁷, Makenzie Mabry⁸, Siobhan Leachman⁹, Jennifer Girón¹⁰

    1. iDigBio, FLMNH 2. University of the People, California, United States of America 3. Spelman College 4. University of New Hampshire 5. BioQUEST 6. University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 7. Tennessee Tech University 8. Florida Museum 9. Aotearoa New Zealand Wikimedia User Group 10. Texas Tech University

    Our 2023 BIOME Lightning Presentation sharing updates from the Hidden Figures Working Group including the first two published modules!

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4589/?v=1

16. Sexual Dimorphism CURE: Exploring Melanized Wing Patterns of Pieridae Butterflies

    18 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Paula A Trillo¹, Elissa Suphapun Sorojsrisom², Carly N. Jordan³, Janice L. Krumm⁴

    1. Gettysburg College 2. Columbia University 3. George Washington University 4. Widener University

    Teach a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) using digitized natural history collections data to test hypotheses on sexually dimorphic wing melanization patterns of Pieris rapae...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3250/?v=1

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    Shelley Anne James

    https://qubeshub.org/community/members/4745

18. Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the US

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

    By Helen Wearing¹, Jocelyn Colella², Joseph Cook¹, Anna Monfils³, Alejandra Camacho⁴, Ana Lazar⁵, Filipe Souza-Gudinho⁶

    1. University of New Mexico 2. University of Kansas 3. Central Michigan University 4. Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador 5. Museu Nacional /UFRJ 6. Museu Nacional/UFRJ

    A module guiding students through the review of different biodiversity data sources to identify patterns in the distribution of the Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the United States. English, Spanish, and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4313/?v=1

19. Spatial Analysis with QGIS

    13 Oct 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Ryan Kerney¹, Timothy Whitfeld²

    1. Gettysburg College 2. Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

    Map specimen data points using QGIS, connect them to form a polygon using the Concave Hull plugin, and calculate the range of a species to examine how it changes over time.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2761/?v=1

20. Supersized Life: Comparing Across Scales

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

    By Natasha Vitek¹, Christopher Baker²

    1. Stony Brook University 2. Exceptional Student Education Department, Alachua County Public Schools

    How wide is the size range of living beings, from "big" to "too small to see"? Students will collect and compare measurements from 3D specimens within the metric system by multiplying or dividing...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1789/?v=1