Teaching Materials (1-10 of 10)

1. Evolution Through Natural Selection

   17 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Timothy Comar

   Benedictine University

   This Excel workbook simulates the population genetics of a single gene with two alleles, allowing the user to set the initial allele frequencies and enter parameters for a variety of different...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4946/?v=1

2. ESS: Evolutionary Stable Strategies Game Theory Module

   17 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By John Jungck¹, Jennifer A. Spangenberg

   Beloit College

   This Excel workbook illustrates a number of ESS examples. Each example allows the user to manipulate the initial population for each strategy and the fitness payoffs and costs for each strategy.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4945/?v=1

3. Deme 2.0

   16 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anton E Weisstein

   Truman State University

   This workbook simulates the population genetics of a single gene with two alleles. It can simultaneously model up to three local populations, which may differ in their selection coefficients.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4942/?v=1

4. DeFinetti 1.0

   16 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anton E Weisstein¹, John Jungck², Tia Johnson², Ed Louis

   1. Truman State University 2. Beloit College

   This Excel workbook simulates evolution of a single gene with three alleles. The user assigns fitness values to each of the six possible genotypes, then enters starting allele frequencies for each...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4941/?v=1

5. Cutthroat trout in Colorado: A case study connecting evolution and conservation

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

   By Sierra M Love Stowell¹, Andrew P. Martin¹

   University of Colorado Boulder

   Evaluation of evidence is a key process skill for the core competencies of applying the process of science and using quantitative reasoning. This case study enables upper-division biology students...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2568/?v=1

6. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: a swirl resource

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

   By Abigail E. Cahill

   Albion College

   Students will use swirl to understand Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The lesson starts with observed numbers of individuals for each genotype, and students will work through a number of steps to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1920/?v=1

7. Exploring Population Change without Selection: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 4

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

   By Amy Lark, Cory Kohn¹, Jim Smith¹, Louise Mead², Robert T Pennock¹, Wendy Johnson

   1. Michigan State University 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action

   An introductory activity exploring how a population changes without natural selection using the Avida-ED simulation.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1852/?v=1

8. Exploring Fitness and Population Change under Selection: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 3

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

   By Amy Lark, Cory Kohn¹, Jim Smith¹, Louise Mead², Robert T Pennock¹, Wendy Johnson

   1. Michigan State University 2. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action

   An introductory activity exploring the process of natural selection in action using the Avida-ED simulation.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1848/?v=1

9. Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection

   23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Merle Heidemann¹, Peter J.T. White¹, Jim Smith¹

   Michigan State University

   This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet (wrinkled) peas, all in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/845/?v=1

10. Web Popgen

    23 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Bob Sheehy

    Radford University

    A Hardy-Weinberg simulation program.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/842/?v=1