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1. SIR BuildIt

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

   By Anton E Weisstein

   Truman State University

   An introduction to epidemiological models using interactive Excel worksheets

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1794/?v=1

2. Following the Data

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

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹, Molly Phillips², Libby Ellwood³

   1. Central Michigan University 2. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 3. iDigBio

   The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1137/?v=1

3. Searching for disability as biodiversity in digitized natural history collections

   27 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   This module uses digitized natural history and biodiversity collections to explore if, how, and whether disability can be studied in nonhumans as a form of biodiversity.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1793/?v=1

4. Transpiration- Adapted for online

   27 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By J. Phil Gibson

   University of Oklahoma

   In this adaptation, the lab is completed remotely.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1792/?v=1

5. Movement: Nature's Flying Machines (Online)

   25 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Debra Linton

   Central Michigan University

   Adapted for online learning: In this lab, you will explore the physics of flight, the adaptations that make powered flight possible, and the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates and...

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1788/?v=1

6. Diseasebots HEXBUG Lab

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

   By Skylar Hopkins

   Radford University

   This module explores the effects of host density on contact rates and transmission of pathogens using a hands-on experiment with HEXBUG robots.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1790/?v=1

7. Data Visualization

   23 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils

   Central Michigan University

   This is an introduction to the idea of data visualization and the importance of presenting data for understanding.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1776/?v=1

8. Communicating with Data: Digital Data Resources

   22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   Students access, clean, configure, and standardize a dataset and create a relevant and scientifically valid data visualization to communicate science.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1779/?v=1

9. Communicating with Data: Infographic with Digital Data

   22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

   Central Michigan University

   Working collaboratively in teams of 2-4 researchers, students engage in targeted projects to address critical information and research needs using digital biodiversity data.

   https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1778/?v=1

10. 21st Century STEM Workforce Skills

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils¹, Debra Linton¹

    Central Michigan University

    This activity includes a leadership assessment and associated exercise to encourage the development of 21st Century STEM Skills.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1777/?v=1

11. COVID-19 Simulator (ISEE) Module

    20 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Hews

    Amherst College

    This accessible module guides students through exploring the COVID-19 Simulator developed by ISEE. Students dig into the four scenarios provided (including the parameters and the graphs), construct...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1775/?v=1

12. Coronavirus Epidemic Curves - Graphically Interpreting Derivatives

    19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Sarah Hews

    A set of exam questions or class activity related to 'flatten the curve' during the coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Content includes: notation, first derivative, second derivative, and interpreting...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1774/?v=1

13. GBIF Tutorial - BLUE Resource

    19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Libby Ellwood

    iDigBio

    A user guide and video instructions for GBIF

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1770/?v=1

14. iDigBio Tutorial - BLUE Resource

    19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Molly Phillips

    iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

    A user guide and video instructions for iDigBio

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1771/?v=1

15. Arctos Tutorial - BLUE Resource

    19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Erica Krimmel

    A user guide and video instructions for Arctos

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1768/?v=1

16. Data Ethics

    19 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Rebecca Renirie

    Central Michigan University

    Data ethics and the use of digital data

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1765/?v=1

17. Does Organelle Shape Matter? Exploring Cell Shape through the Allen Cell Explorer and High-content Microscopy Datasets

    13 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carlos Christopher Goller¹, Kaitlyn Casimo

    North Carolina State University

    The morphology and localization of structures inside the cell are often assumed to fit the ideal images found in biology textbooks. This interrupted case study using high-throughput microscopy data...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/798/?v=2

18. SEIR simulation activity for flattening the curve

    12 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Carrie Diaz Eaton

    Bates College and QUBES

    This is a short exploration activity to introduce SIR and SEIR models without explicitly introducing differential equations. It utilizes the R package EpiDynamics and students can run the...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1763/?v=1

19. Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project EDDIE)

    18 Feb 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Hage

    Oxford College of Emory University

    This multi-part activity allows students to discover the relationships between CO2 and temperature and how these variables have changed over time using real-world data.

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1756/?v=1

20. Water Quality Investigation (Project EDDIE)

    18 Feb 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Melissa Hage

    Oxford College of Emory University

    This multi-part module aims to help you learn about water quality implications by understanding the variability of concentrations of nitrate in stream water through the evaluation of real-time data...

    https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/1753/?v=1