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Defining Life: Exploring Creativity, Scientific Discovery, and Biology Core Concepts in a Disciplinary First-Year Seminar
22 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sofía Macchiavelli-Girón†1, Emily R. Caudill†2, Cara H. Theisen*3
1. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez 2. University of Texas at Austin 3. University of Wisconsin-Madison
This unit, Defining Life, engages students in thinking like scientists, applying creativity to science, and learning biology core concepts as they explore the defining characteristics of life. This...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4791/?v=1
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Learn Biological Sciences and Mathematics through cellular respiration, photosynthesis and primary productivity.
07 Apr 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Dr Pankaj Mehrotra
University of the People, California, United States of America
Photosynthesis is a process by which plants synthesize glucose and oxygen in presence of sunlight through light dependent reactions by utilization of sunlight, water to synthesize oxygen, ATP and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4716/?v=1
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The Language of Science
09 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Davida Smyth
Texas A&M San Antonio
This part focuses on the language of science
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4323/?v=1
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The Process of Science
09 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Davida Smyth
These slides give an overview of the process of science in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4319/?v=1
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SARS-CoV-2: Understanding, Applying and Communicating Science
07 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond1, Chas. Kennedy2, Emily Drill3, Nancy Barsic Tress4, Tomislav Mestrovic5
1. AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships at NSF 2. TriCounty Tech 3. Carnegie Mellon University 4. University of Pittsburgh 5. Department for Biomedical Sciences, University centre Varazdin, University North, Croatia
The ability to integrate process of science training with necessary skills in applying and communicating core theories in biological science and biology quantification, has been brought into focus...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3720/?v=2
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SARS-CoV-2: Understanding, Applying and Communicating Science
02 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships at NSF
The ability to integrate process of science training with necessary skills in applying and communicating core theories in biological science and biology quantification, has been brought into focus...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3720/?v=1
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A Classroom Intervention to Reduce Confirmation Bias
03 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Elizabeth N. Hane*1, Evelyn Brister1
Rochester Institute of Technology
STEM students are often unable to recognize cognitive bias in their own disciplines, and simply describing cognitive bias to students has shown to be insufficient to improve critical thinking....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2864/?v=1
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CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Oliver Hyman*1, Elizabeth Doyle1, Joseph Harsh1, Joanna Mott2, Andrea Pesce1, Bejan Rasoul1, Kyle Seifert1, Ray Enke1
1. James Madison University 2. California State University
Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2625/?v=1
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: A mock grant writing experience centered on scientific process skills
24 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Paula A.G. Soneral1, Sara Wyse1
Bethel University
A successful scientist combines skill, creativity, and the art of persuasion to excel in his or her field of study. Critically important for the professional scientist is the ability to not only...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2548/?v=1
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The Case of the Missing Strawberries: RFLP analysis
20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Heidi Major Sleister
Drake University
While solving the fictional mystery of the missing strawberries, students are engaged in a guided-inquiry lesson featuring small-group and class discussions, hands-on activities, and laboratory...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2524/?v=1
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Helping Students to Overcome STUMPS: Scientific terms undermined by meanings peripheral to science
20 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kim Quillin
Salisbury University
Many terms and phrases that are ubiquitous in everyday use have very different meanings in science. As a result, biology students often hold prior conceptions that are difficult to change. In this...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2518/?v=1
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Following the Data
04 May 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna Monfils1, Debra Linton1, Molly Phillips2, Libby Ellwood3
1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio
The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1137/?v=1