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1. Attract or Defend? Secondary Compounds among tissues in two species of Lupine (Fabaceae)

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

   By Rebecca Penny Humphrey

   This plant-biology data analysis module compares concentrations of defensive alkaloid compounds among tissue types in two species of the flowering-plant Lupine (Fabaceae). Students practice with...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2107/?v=1

2. Understanding Frameshifting

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

   By Rachel Arnold¹, Sara Tolsma², Alyssa Gleichsner³, Margaret Hopson-Fernandes⁴

   1. Northwest Indian College 2. Northwestern College 3. SUNY Plattsburgh 4. Hillsborough Community College

   This module contains activities to help students understand the biology of programmed translational frameshifts (PTFs) in phages, how to identify PTFs, and how to annotate them.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2096/?v=1

3. Connecting Viral Pandemics to Ecological Population Growth Models

   16 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Parks Collins¹, Paul Strode²

   1. Mitchell Community College 2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

   In this activity students use the HHMI Population Growth Models interactive to explore R0 for diseases and discuss the importance of connecting population ecology to current events like the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2104/?v=1

4. The Perfect Brew: An Activity Demonstrating Cell Counting and Hemocytometer Use

   09 Sep 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Angela Consani¹, Duane Doyle², David L Jones¹, Bara Sarraj³, Heather Seitz⁴

   1. Kansas City Kansas Community College 2. Arkansas State University - Newport 3. Harold Washington College 4. Johnson County Community College

   In this activity, students will explore the use of a hemocytometer for counting cells, demonstrate the relationship between the grid seen in the microscope with volume of liquid in suspension and...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2101/?v=1

5. Using Linear Regression to Explore Environmental Factors Affecting Vector-borne Diseases

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

   By Andy Adams¹, Jessica A Adams¹, John J. Bray¹, Tami Imbierowicz¹, Suzanne Lenhart², Breonna Martin¹

   1. Harford Community College 2. University of Tennessee

   In this activity students will use linear regression to analyze real data on vector-borne diseases and explore how environmental factors such as climate change or population density influence the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2097/?v=1

6. Examining the Physiology Behind the Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

   28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Melissa Haswell

   Davenport University

   This is a set of extension questions for the HHMI short film The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes Video Activity.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2087/?v=1

7. Nature’s Flying Machines: The Evolutionary Relationship of Avian Form & Function

   28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Melissa Haswell

   Davenport University

   In this series of activities, birds will be used as the model organism. The modules examine the connections between body form and function over time by investigating the relationship between avian...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2085/?v=1

8. Mini-Workshop August 14, 2020

   28 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Vinayak Mathur¹, Anne Rosenwald², Gaurav Arora³

   1. Cabrini University 2. Georgetown University 3. Gallaudet University

   We reviewed the materials available on Genome Solver (other lessons here) and described our new python pipeline for examining horizontal gene transfer and a new synteny lesson in detail.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2084/?v=1

9. Let's Talk About COVID-19

   26 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By zeynep teymuroglu¹, E Cabral Balreira², Joanna Wares³

   1. Rollins College 2. Trinity University 3. University of Richmond

   This exercise asks you to write a short paper reflecting on your personal experiences (or those you have read about) with COVID-19

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2054/?v=1

10. Using Dotplots for Comparative Genomic Analysis

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

    By Andrew Kapinos¹, Canela Torres¹, Amanda Freise¹, Sean McClory², Kathleen Cornely³

    1. UCLA 2. La Salle University 3. Providence College

    In this activity, students are introduced to dotplots as a tool for analyzing phage genomic similarity.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2072/?v=1

11. Introduction to Phylogenetic Trees for Comparative Genomic Analysis

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

    By Deborah Tobiason¹, William Davis²

    1. Carthage College 2. Washington State University

    In this activity, students are introduced to phylogenetic trees and networks as tools for analyzing evolutionary relationships.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2071/?v=1

12. Peek into Plant Diversity using Herbarium Specimens (Online!)

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

    By Katie Pearson¹, Natalie Love², Susan Mazer²

    1. Cal Poly State University 2. University of California, Santa Barbara

    This exercise introduces herbarium specimens and how they are used for research. Students contribute to specimen "digitization" using the citizen science platform Notes from Nature, and they work...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2068/?v=1

13. Lichens in Diverse Landscapes: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project

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

    By Danielle Garneau¹, Matthew Joshua Heard², Mary Beth Kolozsvary

    1. SUNY Plattsburgh 2. Winthrop University

    This project makes use of publicly-available datasets on lichen presence and abundance and wet deposition, paired with geospatial data on air quality, tree canopy cover, and locally collected field...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2066/?v=1

14. Mosquito Surveys Along Anthropogenic Impact Gradients: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project

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

    By Allison T Parker

    Northern Kentucky University

    This project explores the role of human land use and other environmental factors that affect native and invasive mosquito species distributions and the diseases that they can vector.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2064/?v=1

15. Backyard Beetles + Pollinators: EREN-NEON Flexible Learning Project

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

    By Kaitlin Stack Whitney

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Students observe insect pollinators and other floral visitors in their backyards, or campus, or nearby natural areas to describe plant-pollinator networks and assess how the assemblages from their...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2063/?v=1

16. BSL-4: Authorized Personnel Only

    17 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Nicole Anthony

    Biological Sciences, Toronto District School Board

    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science resource on the 2014 Ebola epidemic. This resource is also included in the NIBLSE Learning Resource Collection

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/795/?v=1

17. The Hidden Kingdom: Island Biogeography with Fungi

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

    By Erica F Kosal

    North Carolina State University at Raleigh

    In this activity, students will explore a dataset of fungi dispersal capabilities and colonizing success to test the predictions of island biogeography theory.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2060/?v=1

18. Flatten the Curve Course Module

    11 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Joanna Wares¹, Marcella Torres¹

    University of Richmond

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    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2044/?v=1

19. Multiple choice quiz questions for biostatistics

    10 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Skylar Hopkins¹, Jeremy M Wojdak¹

    Radford University

    A set of 157 multiple choice quiz questions for biostatistics courses, organized and searchable by 18 concepts/skills.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2059/?v=1

20. Plants We Eat: Learning Form and Function from Fruits and Vegetables

    10 Aug 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Katie Pearson

    Cal Poly State University

    This high school or undergraduate lab consists of four activities that guide students through learning about plant parts from the fruits and vegetables with which they are already familiar....

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2057/?v=1