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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Teacher Guide: Math and Statistics

    23 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    Topics include measures of average (mean, median, and mode), variability (range and standard deviation), uncertainty (standard error and 95% confidence interval), Chi-square analysis, student...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/342/?v=1

  8. Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics

    23 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    A lesson that requires students to work through a series of questions pertaining to the genetics of sickle cell disease and its relationship to malaria.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/341/?v=1

  9. Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations

    23 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    A lesson that uses real rock pocket mouse data collected by Dr. Michael Nachman and his colleagues to illustrate the Hardy-Weinberg principle.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/340/?v=1

  10. Calculating Lifetime Cancer Risk Resulting from DNA Replication

    18 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebecca Orr1, Ruth Buskirk2, Kristin Harvey2

    1. Collin College 2. University of Texas at Austin

    An expanded case study adapted from an HHMI Data Point on Cell Division and Cancer Risk using Figure 1 from Tomasetti, C. and Vogelstein, B. (2015).

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/310/?v=1

  11. Amylase Copy Number and Diet

    18 Jan 2018 | 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=1

  12. Expanded Graphing Tutorial

    18 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kiersten Nicole Newtoff1, Cheryl Squair2, Sharon Maureen Homer-Drummond3, Tamar Goulet4

    1. Montgomery College 2. University of Hawaii at Manoa 3. Tri-County Technical College 4. University of Mississippi

    The tutorial has two approaches for teaching about graph building and choosing the appropriate graph for different data types, a scaffolding approach and a exploration approach which can be...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/317/?v=1

  13. Mapping Coral Bleaching Modified with NOAA and Authentic Bleaching data

    18 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristine Grayson

    University of Richmond

    Students access NOAA data to conduct an analysis to look at differences between locations in heat stress and ultimately the amount of coral bleaching in 2005

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/319/?v=1

  14. Using HHMI Tutorials to Prepare Students for Investigating Authentic Datasets in Biology

    17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaitlin Bonner

    St. John Fisher College

    HHMI tutorial modules were modified and condensed to bring all students up to the same skill level, and students took a pre-assessment to demonstrate adequate preparation for class.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/318/?v=1

  15. Cell Division and Cancer Risk Data Point

    17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    Cancer is typically attributed to hereditary and environmental factors, but these only explain a fraction of overall cancer risk. This activity explores a third factor.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/299/?v=1

  16. Coral Bleaching Mapping Activity

    17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    This is a classroom activity in which students use authentic data to assess the threat of coral bleaching around the world. It supports the 2014 Holiday Lectures on Science video featuring Dr....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/293/?v=1

  17. Tutorial Combination and Online Implementation

    17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Liesl V McCormick

    Pacific University

    The two key features of my implementation is the fact that the tutorial was implemented in an online setting, and I added an assessment (also implemented in an online setting).

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/287/?v=1

  18. Tutorial Combination and Assessment

    17 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cheryl Squair

    University of Hawaii at Manoa

    The tutorial adaptation specifically addresses data types (i.e., numeric versus categorical variables) and the types of graphs that are used to summarize the different data types.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/286/?v=1

  19. Spreadsheet Tutorial 5: Histogram

    15 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    Generate a histogram using a variety of methods.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/282/?v=1

  20. Spreadsheet Tutorial 4: t-Test

    15 Jan 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By HHMI BioInteractive

    Calculate t-values and perform t-tests using built-in functions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/281/?v=1