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A STEAM Approach to Understanding Water Systems
14 Jan 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kaitlin J Mattos1, Elizabeth Preza2
1. Fort Lewis College 2. El Paso Community College
Students will investigate their relationships to water through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) using a combination of science, art, and reflection and build new...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4607/?v=1
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Nikaela Flournoy
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Rebecca Abler
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Adaptation of Environmental Pollution & Public Health for Water and Emerging Contaminants (Project EDDIE)
04 Jun 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Aurora Kagawa-Viviani
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Water Resources Research Center and Department of Geography and Environment
Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4407/?v=1
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Effects of Airport Runoff Pollution on Water Quality in Bay Area Sites Surrounding San Francisco and Oakland Airports
14 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Elisabeth Walters1, Kerri Spuller2
1. Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep 2. Boise State University
Airports contribute to pollution through pointsource and non point source pollution, whichcan have a negative effect on water quality andaquatic life. The purpose of the study was todetermine if...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3691/?v=1
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Assessing the water quality at Pescadero Creek, CA: does water turbidity and the creek’s composition affect the water quality?
10 Feb 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Ashley Alarcon1, Anne Espeset2
1. Los Altos High School 2. University of Nevada at Reno
Right now in the world, there are manyfactors affecting the world’s environment.Environments, ecosystems, and weatherthroughout the world are changing due tothe anthropocene. Humans are affecting...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3687/?v=1
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Simple, Accessible River-Based Field Investigation of Riverine Microplastics
16 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Rankin Gordon
Colorado Mountain College
Scientists have discovered that microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in the environment, but the small size of these microscopic pollutants prohibits most people from recognizing their prevalence....
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3633/?v=1
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Usman Atique
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Christina Buffington
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Fluoxetine and Crab Behavior: Multiple Linear Regression
09 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Leah Shotwell
This publication explores the behavioral influence of pharmaceutical pollution on a species of estuarine crab. Fluoxetine is a commonly prescribed, fairly effective anti-depressant and anti-anxiety...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3038/?v=1
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Visits to the writing center and office hours provide students structured reflection and low-stakes feedback on scientific writing in an Introductory Biology course
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Yolanda M. Brooks*
St. Joseph's College of Maine and SUNY-Oswego
Effective written communication of scientific concepts is a critical, but difficult skill for undergraduate STEM majors to acquire. Oftentimes, the grades of lab reports are negatively impacted by...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2651/?v=1
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Oyster Restoration Success and Water Quality in the James and Rappahannock Rivers of Virginia
12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Julia L. Josephs
This QUBES lesson uses statistical analysis to test whether or not oyster restoration sites in Virginia are successfully increasing the number of oysters and whether or not water quality is...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2358/?v=1
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Ethell Vereen
I am Dr. Ethell Vereen. My preferred gender pronouns are he, him, and his. I have nearly a decade of teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level. My professional and research...
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James Guinnip
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Emilie K Stander
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Niangoran Koissi
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Aquatic Nutrient Levels and Climate Change
16 Jul 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Elli Bosch1, Kaycee Faunce1, Amanda Thompson
Virginia Commonwealth University
This learning module was designed to introduce students to the aquatic nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, their roles in ecosystem function and nutrient pollution, and what impacts climate change...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1356/?v=1