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50 Years of Data Science
30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By David Donoho
Stanford University
This paper reviews some ingredients of the current “Data Science moment”, including recentcommentary about data science in the popular media, and about how/whether Data Science isreally different...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/912/?v=1
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A flexible, multi-week approach to plant biology - How will plants respond to higher levels of CO2?
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Vanessa Muilenburg1, Katherine Supanich1, Stephen Scogin1, Thomas Bultman1, Jianhua Li1, Lori Hertel1, Kathy Winnett-Murray1
Hope College
To help introductory biology students understand how plants will respond to higher levels of CO2, we have created a multi-week module consisting of a series of four related laboratory lessons....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2613/?v=1
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A Very Basic Tutorial for Performing Linear Mixed Effects Analyses: Tutorial 2
20 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Bodo Winter
University of California, Merced
The second of two tutorials that introduce you to linear and linear mixed models. This tutorial serves as a quick boot camp to jump-start your own analyses with linear mixed effects models.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/833/?v=1
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AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression
03 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jeremy M Wojdak
Radford University
This is a teaching resource that uses fascinating images and videos of leaf cutter ants foraging in Panama to provide an engaging context for students to learn about mathematics and statistics.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/239/?v=1
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BioVEDA Curriculum: An Approach to Link Conceptual and Quantitative Understanding of Variation During Experimental Design and Data Analysis
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessica Dewey†1, Jenna Hicks†1, Maxwell Kramer1, Anita Schuchardt*1
University of Minnesota
When performing a biological investigation, experts constantly cycle between conceptual and quantitative modes of thinking, integrating their understanding in both worlds to make decisions about...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2674/?v=1
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Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE) for Introductory Statistics
20 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessie Oehrlein
Fitchburg State University
Students practice and deepen their understanding of bivariate numerical data analysis (correlation, linear regression, etc.) through working with data related to climate change. Adapted from a...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3166/?v=1
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Coding Club: A Positive Peer-Learning Community
22 Apr 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Gergana Daskalova1, Sandra Angers-Blondin1, John Godlee1, Izzy Rich1, Beverly Tan1, Declan Valters1, Haydn Thomas1, Pedro Miranda1, Gabriela Hajduk1, Kat Keogan1, Isla Myers-Smith1, Kyle Dexter1, Christina Coakley1
University of Edinburgh
Free and self-paced tutorials and courses for learning to code out of the University of Edinburgh
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1816/?v=1
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Critical inquiry for inclusive teaching of statistics
28 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Carrie Diaz Eaton
Bates College
Professional development workshop slides to help curate conversations in teaching statistics with a critical inquiry lens.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2458/?v=1
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DataCamp
05 Nov 2018 | Teaching Materials
DataCamp: The Easiest Way to Learn Data Science Online
https://qubeshub.org/publications/913/?v=1
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Dynamic Daphnia: An inquiry-based research experience in ecology that teaches the scientific process to first-year biologists
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alyssa Mae Gleichsner1, Shannon R. Butler2, Catherine L. Searle3
1. State University of New York, College at Plattsburgh 2. University of California, San Diego 3. Purdue University
This authentic research experience lesson teaches the core concept of systems and the competencies of quantitative reasoning, communication, and the ability to apply science. The research is...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2617/?v=1
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Ecological Forecasting Repository of Online Educational Resources
18 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alyssa Willson, Jody Peters1
University of Notre Dame
This pdf provides a list of over 100 educational resources related to tools and skills related to ecological forecasting.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2827/?v=1
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Exploring Coyote Morphology: Introduction to Research and Study Design
28 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Christina D'Arcy1, Julie Marie Schlichte2, Vicky Zhuang
1. University of Texas at El Paso 2. The University of Texas at El Paso
This module is designed as a first foray for freshman-level (novice undergraduate) students into science literacy, research design, and use of museum resources in research activities. The module...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4661/?v=1
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Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel
29 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kristin Byrd
Tarrant County College
In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3643/?v=1
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Exploring Marine Primary Productivity with Descriptive Statistics and Graphing in Excel
02 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Marina McLeod1, Jennifer Olson1, Wendy Houston1
Everett Community College
In this activity, students use real water chemistry data and descriptive statistics in Excel to examine primary productivity in an urban estuary of the Salish Sea. They will consider how actual...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2747/?v=1
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Figure of the Week: Applied Statistics for Wildlife Research
16 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Cody Hieu Pham1, Robert E Furrow1
University of California, Davis
Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing at the start of a weekly computer lab. This slide deck focuses on figures related to concepts...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4612/?v=1
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Final Project for Calling Bull
11 Jun 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Carrie Diaz Eaton
Bates College
This is the final project for the calling bull course & it is to find 3 pieces of misinformation/BS and debunk them. They have to re-do at least one visualization, use R in at least one debunking,...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2431/?v=1
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Gender and Classroom Participation: A Case for Quantitative Analysis
24 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Reimbay Reimbayev*
Auburn University
Teaching statistics to students using authentic research is one way to highlight the transferability and value of the material taught in the class. Below we describe an activity in Statistics for...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2875/?v=1
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Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests
28 Jul 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alida Janmaat1, Pete Kaslik2, Randall LaRue Moser Jr, Kevin David Simpson, Heather Susanne Zimbler-DeLorenzo3
1. University of the Fraser Valley 2. Pierce College 3. Alfred University
Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2434/?v=1
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Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: The Central Limit Theorem and a t-test
09 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Paul Miller
Everett Community College
Students are introduced to concepts of sampling distributions and hypothesis testing using a simulation applet, elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3679/?v=1
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Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral
12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alyssa Hoekstra
QUBES lesson on ingestion of microplastics by coral. Lesson will give environmental background and then use R for hands-on statistical analyses, followed by critical thinking questions.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2350/?v=1