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1. Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jana Eggleston, Stephanie Renee Campau, Farshid Ahrestani, Holly D Gaff

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/868Biodiversity has been shown to be a good measure of the health of the planet system (McGrady-Steed et al. 1997). The more species and genetic diversity, the more stable the...

2. Statistical Exploration of Climate Data

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Tamra Carpenter, Robert Vanderbei, Jon Kettenring

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/900Teacher version       Student versionThis module is appropriate for introductory statistics classes.Supporting files: Module figures for...

3. Carbon Footprint: A Study of Unit and Dimensions

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Amanda Bonilla, Laura Foster, Rikki Wagstrom, Jean McGivney-Burelle

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/866In this module, we integrate the context of carbon emission and human consumption into an introductory lesson on units and estimation. Background information is provided to...

4. Modeling Crop Rotation with Discrete Mathematics

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Jennifer Lorraine Cartier, Kellen Myers, Victoria Ferguson, Yekaterina Voskoboynik

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/864Module Summary: The production of crops is essential to human life. Producing these crops, however, comes with it a cost to the environment. The commonly used agricultural...

5. Draft Version: Energy Balance Models

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   11 Mar 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Daniel Flath, Hans G. Kaper, Frank Wattenberg, Esther Widiasih

   This resource has been updated - find the current version here:  https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/863This module introduces the student to the process of mathematical modeling. It shows how the process starts in the 4real world! with a...