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Real World Scenarios in Non-Majors Biology
26 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jaime L. Sabel*1, Anna Bess Sorin2
1. University of Memphis 2. St. Mary's Episcopal School
Students in non-majors’ biology courses may not choose careers that require biology content knowledge; however, all will encounter science in their lives. We redesigned a non-majors...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3621/?v=1
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Diversifying and Humanizing Scientist Role Models Through Interviews and Constructing Slide Decks on Researchers’ Research and Life Experiences
04 Jun 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Ash T. Zeminick1, Sarah C. Jones2, Alex J. Webster3, Elizabeth Raymond4, Kate Sandelin4, Natasha Hessami4, Tim Kowalczyk4, Marjorie G. Weber1, Caroline Lund Dahlberg*4
1. Michigan State University 2. Michigan State University and Chicago Botanic Garden 3. Michigan State University and University of New Mexico 4. Western Washington University
To maintain recruitment and retention, biology teachers face the challenge of finding relatable role models for their students. Our ever-increasing scientific knowledge has been facilitated by...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2923/?v=1
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An Introduction to the Squirrel-Net Teaching Modules
30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Laurie Dizney*1, Patrice K. Connors2, Johanna Varner2, Jennifer M. Duggan3, Hayley C. Lanier4, Liesl P. Erb5, Elizabeth A. Flaherty6, Christopher J. Yahnke7, John D. Hanson8
1. University of Portland 2. Colorado Mesa University 3. California State University, Monterey Bay 4. University of Oklahoma 5. Warren Wilson College 6. Purdue University 7. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 8. Institute for Biodiversity Research and Education
Although course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are gaining popularity in biology, most are designed for benchwork-based laboratory courses while few focus on field-based skills....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2682/?v=1
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Vitamin C for Colds? Writing LETTERS to Synthesize and Communicate Results from Multiple Studies
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert E. Furrow*1, Rebecca M. Price2, Aeisha Thomas3, Yue Yin4, Kelsie M. Bernot5
1. University of California, Davis 2. University of Washington, Bothell 3. Crown College 4. University of Illinois at Chicago 5. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Interpreting experimental results is a key part of evidence-based reasoning. However, it is challenging for students to synthesize data from multiple sources to reach their own conclusions. As...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2665/?v=1
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A Short Laboratory Module to Help Infuse Metacognition during an Introductory Course-based Research Experience
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Suzanne R. Lee*1, Caroline (Lina) L. Dahlberg1, Benjamin L. Wiggins2
1. Western Washington University 2. University of Washington
A core competency identified in Vision and Change for undergraduate biology students is the Ability to Apply the Process of Science. Here, we describe a three-week laboratory module for students in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2636/?v=1
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A Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
09 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie D. Pearson1, Susan J. Mazer2, Tadeo Ramirez Parada2, Natalie Love2, Jenn M. Yost1
1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2. UC Santa Barbara
10-week course-based undergraduate research experience in which students conduct novel research on the effects of climate on phenological events (e.g., flowering) of a plant species using publicly...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=3
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A Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
21 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie D. Pearson1, Susan J. Mazer2, Tadeo Parada2, Natalie Love2, Jenn M. Yost1
1. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2. UC Santa Barbara
10-week course-based undergraduate research experience in which students conduct novel research on the effects of climate on phenological events (e.g., flowering) of a plant species using publicly...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=2
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A New Phenology-focused CURE using Herbarium Specimen Data
14 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Katie Pearson1, Natalie Love2, Tadeo Parada2, Jenn Yost
1. Cal Poly State University 2. UC Santa Barbara
A short description of the undergraduate research course developed by the California Phenology Network.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1956/?v=1
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Amylase Copy Number and Diet
10 Mar 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rebecca Orr1, Ruth Buskirk2, Kristin Harvey2
1. Collin College 2. University of Texas at Austin
An adapted module from HHMI Spreadsheet Tutorials using amylase data for students to gain data analysis and excel skills
https://qubeshub.org/publications/308/?v=2
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests: Learning How Plants Move Around
20 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sunshine Liberty Brosi
Utah State University Eastern
This module focuses on the dispersal of seeds from trees in fragmented tropical forests. Students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/965/?v=1
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Coral Reefs in Hot Water
04 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kaitlin Bonner
St. John Fisher College
Students analyze sea surface temperature (SST) data from NOAA to predict coral bleaching at four locations in the Bahamas. They then compare their predictions to authentic research collected about...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/324/?v=1
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Redox Chemistry and Coral Bleaching
25 Jul 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By David Julian
University of Florida
Mapping coral bleaching using NOAA data to set the stage for reviewing redox chemistry concepts
https://qubeshub.org/publications/366/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests - implementation at a small, Primarily Undergraduate Institution
06 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Maryann Adel Borsick Herman1, HHMI BioInteractive
St. John Fisher College
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/631/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal, Mutualisms, and Communities
11 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jenny Hazlehurst1, HHMI BioInteractive
University of California Riverside
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to understanding the evolution of mutualisms, and how mutualistic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/530/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
25 Apr 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anna Petrovicheva1, HHMI BioInteractive, Jessica Joyner2
1. Brooklyn college 2. CUNY Brooklyn College
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area. This was applied through the lens of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/509/?v=1
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Seed Dispersal in Tropical Forests
26 Mar 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
In this activity, students use data from published studies to understand patterns of seed dispersal and apply these ideas to the design of a conservation area.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/425/?v=1
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Decoding, Critiquing, and Creating a Graph from the Ground Up
28 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kiersten Nicole Newtoff1, HHMI BioInteractive
Montgomery College
Students decipher a published graph with little supplemental information and are given more details in pieces before producing a new graph that displays the data more effectively and is easier to...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/376/?v=1
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Mimicry in a Diverse Community of Arthropods
21 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By HHMI BioInteractive
Module exploring how researchers exposed arthropod mimics that use a golden patch to warn of unpalatability to predators with different prey preferences to determine how effective their warnings were.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/367/?v=1
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Spreadsheet Tutorial 1: Adapted to Anatomy and Physiology
21 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Aylin Marz
Norfolk State University
Adapted the examples to Anatomy and Physiology relevant topics and implemented in BIO165L Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory for non-majors.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/363/?v=1
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Spreadsheet Data Analysis Terms and Shortened Tutorial 4
20 Feb 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jennifer Buntz
Dine College
Introductory students are asked to learn terms for descriptive statistics and complete a matching exercise. Tutorial 4 was shorted to just the full calculations of t values.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/350/?v=1