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1. Analysis of QB@CC FMN in the implementation of OER Modules

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

   By John Howard Starnes¹, Sondra Marie LoRe², Vedham Karpakakunjaram³, Joseph Esquibel⁴, Deborah Rook⁵, Kristin Jenkins⁶

   1. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 2. National Institute of STEM Evaluation and Research (NISER) 3. Montgomery College 4. Lansing Community College 5. BioQUEST 6. University of Texas, Austin

   Poster about the use of QB@CC modules in a faculty mentoring network. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2480/?v=1

2. QB@CC Community Standards for Events

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

   By Vedham Karpakakunjaram

   Montgomery College

   Community standards and expectations for in-person and online events hosted by QB@CC

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2484/?v=1

3. Choosing healthy data for healthy relationships: how to use 5-point summaries, box and whisker plots, and correlation to understand global health trends.

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

   By Andrea Huntoon¹, John Doudna², Pallavi Bhale³, Thalita Abrahão⁴, Alys Hugo⁵, Jennifer Lyon Adler⁶

   1. Fox Valley Technical College 2. Lansing Community College 3. Montgomery College 4. Georgia State University Perimeter College 5. Everett Community College 6. Maysville Community and Technical College

   This module utilizes a user-friendly database exploring data selection, box-and-whisker plot, and correlation analysis. It also guides students on how to make a poster of their data and conclusions.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2427/?v=1

4. The Perfect Brew: An Activity Demonstrating Cell Counting and Hemocytometer Use

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

   By Bridgette Kirkpatrick

   In this activity, students will explore the use of a hemocytometer for counting cells, demonstrate the relationship between the grid seen in the microscope with volume of liquid in suspension and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2422/?v=1

5. Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Adapted to add scientific notation review

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

   By Andrea Huntoon

   Fox Valley Technical College

   This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation. The adaptation has added...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2376/?v=1

6. Students examine the diversity of human cell sizes and number using scientific notation

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

   By Kimberly McClure

   Lake Washington Institute of Technology

   In this powerpoint, several of the resources from the published module 'Sizes, Scales and Specialization' are used to create a mini-module that has students examine the size and abundance of...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2370/?v=1

7. Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Using Relative Proportions and Scientific Notation to Highlight the Diversity of Cell Types

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

   By Heather Seitz¹, Jillian Marie Miller², Joseph Esquibel³

   1. Johnson County Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Lansing Community College

   This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1952/?v=2

8. Graphing bacterial growth rates: semi-log graphs v linear graphs

   26 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Adam Marschall Jaros¹, Adronisha Frazier², Beth Alford², Brandy Williams²

   1. Lansing Community College 2. Northshore Technical Community College

   In this activity, students will explore the concept of binary fission, generation time, and bacterial growth curves, with an emphasis on the log phase. Students will use semi-log graphs and linear...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2252/?v=1

9. Big Data, Graphs, and Prediction

   17 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Lyon Adler¹, David Simon², Emmanuel des-Bordes³, Joseph Esquibel⁴, mary miller², Pradip Raj Aryal⁵, Vickie Flanders²

   1. Maysville Community and Technical College 2. Baton Rouge Community College 3. Blue Ridge Community College 4. University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison College 5. NMSU Carlsbad

   In this activity, students are introduced to graphing and modeling data in a step-wise fashion. Real data of covid-19 deaths over time are used to incrementally ask students to fit the data to...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2261/?v=1

10. Sizes, Scales, and Specialization: An activity highlighting the diversity in cell types

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

    By Heather Seitz¹, Jillian Marie Miller², Joseph Esquibel³

    1. Johnson County Community College 2. Roane State Community College 3. Lansing Community College

    This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1952/?v=1

11. Why Cells Change Weight: Demonstrating Linear Regression Through an Osmosis Experiment

    10 Feb 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Ashley Lamb Galloway¹, Stefanie L Holmes¹, Ashley Morgan², Mary Ann Sexton¹

    1. Roane State Community College 2. Roane State

    In this activity, students will perform an experiment utilizing dialysis tubing to create cellular models to demonstrate the linear relationship between cell weight and time in varying tonicities....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2247/?v=1

12. QB@CC Poster for NABT 2020

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

    By Jennifer Glee Buntz¹, Joseph Esquibel², Kristin Jenkins³, Vedham Karpakakunjaram⁴, Jillian Marie Miller⁵, Christianne Baucom Nieuwsma⁶, Heather Seitz⁷, John Howard Starnes⁸

    1. Central New Mexico Community College 2. University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison College 3. BioQUEST 4. Montgomery College 5. Roane State Community College 6. South Mountain Community College 7. Johnson County Community College 8. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

    This is a poster presentation at the 2020 NABT Annual PD Conference. This poster describes the goals of QB@CC project, progress in the first year and an update on the upcoming events.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2140/?v=1

13. 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

14. The Perfect Brew: An Activity Demonstrating Cell Counting and Hemocytometer Use

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

    By Angela Consani¹, Duane Doyle², David L Jones¹, Bara Sarraj³, Heather Seitz⁴

    1. Kansas City Kansas Community College 2. Arkansas State University - Newport 3. Harold Washington College 4. Johnson County Community College

    In this activity, students will explore the use of a hemocytometer for counting cells, demonstrate the relationship between the grid seen in the microscope with volume of liquid in suspension and...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2101/?v=1

15. Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases

    02 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andy Adams¹, Jessica A Adams¹, John J. Bray¹, Tami Imbierowicz¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Breonna Martin¹

    1. Harford Community College 2. University of Tennessee

    In this activity students will use linear regression to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental factors such as climate change or population density influence the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2097/?v=1

16. Why does Blood Flow Change? Investigating the Math of Blood Flow Dynamics

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

    By Amy Troyer¹, Brandi Morgante Handzlik¹, Mary Phillips¹

    Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

    This collection of activities explores the relationship between blood flow, pressure, and the factors of resistance through graphs and modeling direct and inverse variation.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1896/?v=1

17. Why are Cells Small? Surface Area to Volume Ratio

    30 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By John Howard Starnes¹, Christianne Baucom Nieuwsma², Jennifer Glee Buntz³, Sondra Marie LoRe⁴, Vedham Karpakakunjaram⁵

    1. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 2. South Mountain Community College 3. Central New Mexico Community College 4. SPEAR (STEM Program Evaluation, Assessment, & Research) Consultants 5. Montgomery College

    This module explores surface area to volume ratios in a cube and sphere in relation to cell size.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1824/?v=1

18. Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges Network Meeting Code of Conduct

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

    By Kristin Jenkins¹, Vedham Karpakakunjaram²

    1. BioQUEST 2. Montgomery College

    Code of Conduct for the Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QBCC) Network Meeting in February 2020

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1472/?v=1