Resources (1-20 of 271)

1. (Online) Figure of the Week: Skills for Interpreting Comparative Genomics Figures

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

   By Robert E Furrow

   University of California, Davis

   Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing in a weekly online Q&A forum.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1937/?v=1

2. 21st Century STEM Workforce Skills

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

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   This activity includes a leadership assessment and associated exercise to encourage the development of 21st Century STEM Skills.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1777/?v=1

3. A Changing Climate in the Hawaiian Wet Forest: In-Person and Virtual Curriculum for Field Courses at Puʻu Makaʻala NAR

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

   By Teaching Change

   Curriculum for Puʻu Makaʻala Huakaʻi with the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), developed by Teaching Change. This module was created to guide Teaching Change Field Courses at Puʻu...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2763/?v=1

4. A Letter to a Young Scientist: Prompting Students To Reflect On And Recognize Their Own Growth As Scientists

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

   By Stephanie Conant¹, Tom D'Elia², Arturo Diaz³, Denise L Monti⁴, Richard Pollenz⁵, Vassie Ware⁶, Kathy Takayama⁷, Viknesh Sivanathan⁷

   1. University of Detroit Mercy 2. Indian River State College 3. La Sierra University 4. University of Alabama at Birmingham 5. University of South Florida 6. Lehigh University 7. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

   This activity is designed to prompt students to reflect on and recognize their own growth as scientists and, consequently, may help develop student self-efficacy and science identity.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2037/?v=1

5. A Little Off The Top: The Effects Of Mountiantop Removal Mining On Salamanders

   11 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Brian Tyler Dagliano

   This lesson will provide an explanation of mountaintop removal mining, and potential harms associated with it. Then the lesson will move into a statistical analysis of salamanders living in streams...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2346/?v=1

6. A Scientist Spotlight Featuring Dr. Danielle Brown

   15 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Merrie Renee Richardson

   Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College

   A Scientist Spotlight-style assignment designed to introduce students to themes of quantitative biology, field research, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. Includes Teaching Notes,...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2375/?v=1

7. A Tough Choice in Watershed Management

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

   By Ann E Russell

   Iowa State University

   In this Team-based activity, students work in teams, playing the role of natural resource managers who must decide in which region to invest limited funding for nutrient reduction in streams....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1826/?v=1

8. Adapting InTeGrate Materials for Online Courses

   22 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Tara Holmberg

   Northwestern Connecticut Community College

   As part of my second mentoring of the InTeGrate FMN for QUBES, I chose to focus on my conversion of several resources to an online course format.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/745/?v=1

9. Advanced Student Molecular Case Study Authorship Scaffolded Project and Rubric

   20 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kasandra Riley (She/Her)

   Rollins College

   Instructions, assignment prompts, and a rubric for assessing advanced undergraduate authorship of molecular case studies

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2382/?v=1

10. Altruism Simulation Activity

    04 Oct 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nicole Chodkowski

    Radford University

    An altruism activity that uses a NetLogo altruism simulation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1431/?v=1

11. An Adaptation of "Lichens in Diverse Landscapes" for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College

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

    By Sandra Cooke

    Greensboro College

    This resource includes a lichen data analysis lab that I adapted for students in BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level in person course at Greensboro College that met during the Fall 2020 semester.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2179/?v=1

12. An Introduction to Biodiversity Databases and Specimen Images

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

    By Amanda Fisher

    Long Beach State University

    In this module, students will be introduced to some biodiversity data resources and how to search for and download herbarium specimen images. They will be asked to think critically about the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1493/?v=1

13. An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson

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

    By Jennifer Apple

    SUNY Geneseo

    Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1926/?v=1

14. An Introduction to the R Programming Environment

    02 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By K. A. Garrett¹, P. D. Esker¹, A. H. Sparks¹

    Kansas State University

    An online module introducing students and biologists to R, published in American Phytopathological Society

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1002/?v=2

15. An Introduction to the R Programming Environment

    04 Jan 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By K. A. Garrett¹, P. D. Esker¹, A. H. Sparks¹

    Kansas State University

    An online module introducing students and biologists to R, published in American Phytopathological Society

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1002/?v=1

16. Analysis of Amylase Activity

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

    By Allison Carter Burlyn¹, Christina Fieber¹, Melanie Lenahan²

    1. Horry-Georgetown Technical College 2. Raritan Valley Community College

    This lab is an exploration of enzyme function and the effects of environmental conditions on the activity of the enzyme amylase. The lab utilizes analytical and graphing skills to assess enzyme...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2145/?v=1

17. Analyzing Nutrient Simulation Experiments with a one-way ANOVA

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

    By Rebecca North

    We discuss what tests are appropriate to analyze the data from nutrient simulation experiments. They will conduct one-way ANOVAs and a post hoc test using a dummy dataset and interpret the results.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1900/?v=1

18. Ancient Insects

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

    By Susan Butts¹, Talia Karim², Chris Norris¹

    1. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 2. University of Colorado, Boulder

    Create a gallery of fossil organisms and identify distinctive body parts (wings, suckers, modified appendages) from the collection. Analyze and interpret these features to predict what type of...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1169/?v=1

19. 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...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2009/?v=1

20. Antigen presentation and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs): elucidating a common roadblock for students

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

    By Marcia Hesser

    Kennesaw State University

    Active learning resource for pre-Nursing anatomy and physiology lecture explaining antigen presentation to CTLs and how the CTLs recognize and destroy the pathogen using Biointeractive animations...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1855/?v=1