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    Digital Herbarium Lab with RStudio: Are shifting abundances of native species detectable over time?
    This 2- to 3-hour lab activity introduces sophomore-level students to digitized herbarium collections, R-coding, and potential reasons for shifting abundances in native and non-native plant species...

    Keywords: data analysistool:rstudionatural historyplant biologyinvasive plantsherbariumnative plantsdigitized natural history collectionsR code

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    A Very Basic Tutorial for Performing Linear Mixed Effects Analyses: Tutorial 2
    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.

    Keywords: statisticsRdata analysisgraphingconceptsstatsregressionmixed modelslinear modelsfixed effectsrandom effectsintroductionResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Referencetechnologytutorial 2boot campbeginner

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    Origin and Diversity of Armor in Girdled Lizards
    The girdled lizards (Cordylidae) are a family of distinctively armored lizards endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. Students examine lizards in this family to classify the lizards based on morphological...

    Keywords: Evolutionphylogenetic analysisHerpetologynatural history collections3D modelsVertebrate MorphologyCT scanoVertConvergent Evolution

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    Leaping Lemur Life History
    This interrupted case study is intended for use in lower-division biology or ecology courses to complement the SimUText (SimBio) Life History chapter. Students practice calculating life history...
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    Diversity Indices: Simpson's D and E
    This module introduces Simpson's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ecologydiversityFunctionsOpenStaxdiversity index

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    Permeability of Molecules
    This module introduces Overton's Rule in the context of understanding the permeability of molecules across the cell membrane. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear regressionPermeabilityCell StructureCell MembraneOpenStaxphospholipid membranelog-log plotsOverton's rule

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    Winter Is Coming Data Nugget for AP Biology Big Ideas
    This Data Nugget is a differentiated classroom resource focusing on how a plant species fitness is affected by different climates.

    Keywords: Evolutionbiologyonlinequantitative skillsAP BiologyDual Enrollment Science with High Schools

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    Speed Data Science
    Data visualization is a foundational data science skill. One way to help students begin to learn about data visualization is to tap in to their innate creative instincts. This activity can be used...

    Keywords: data visualizationdata science educationlife sciences

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    Using Regression Models to Examine the Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Fluid pH
    In this activity students will use statistics and regression models to explore the effects of carbon dioxide on blood pH by measuring pH changes that occur over time as carbon dioxide reacts with...

    Keywords: BiochemistryphysiologyAnatomyGeneral BiologyChoosing modelsCreate graphsInterpret graphsConcepts in Statisticscreate modelsmake predictions

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    Sharing Stories: Developing OER around Podcasts
    Our team met in the fall of 2021 to discuss and develop resources around podcasts. We created lists of podcast episodes for several courses, learned about listening guides, shared assignment...

    Keywords: podcastslistening guides

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    Analyzing current and past climate data (Project EDDIE)
    Students analyze current and past temperature and CO2 data to relate current climate change to climate of the past 450,000 years. Objectives: Are global temperatures and CO2 levels rising? How...
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    Exploring the functionality of R
    Students work with example data to generate a length-weight plot and use lm() to obtain regression coefficients. Base plot functions are used to plot both the data and the regression line.
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    Conservation and ethics of using synthetic genetics
    This contains teaching material - powerpoints and handouts that can be adapted for lectures and/or discussion groups.
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    PLANT Talking Points: Crime Scene Botanicals - Forensic Botany...
    Provides information on the interesting job of Forensic Botany using real life examples

    Keywords: botany

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    Building an Inclusive Botany - Structuring in Class Discussions
    Driven by the national conversation on systemic racism, ongoing inequities, appeals to decolonize science, and the many recent calls for diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion, we use...

    Keywords: botanyplant sciencediversityAccessibilityHistory of Sciencetraditional knowledgeCommunityScienceColonialismSpecimen Digitization

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    Evidence of Evolution Homologous Structures
    Using CT (Computed Tomography) scans of vertebrate forelimbs, both as 3D models and as shapefiles, to enhance and illustrate the concepts of homologous structures, and the evolution of anatomical...

    Keywords: EvolutionidigbioZoology3D modelsanatomy and physiologyMiddle SchoolVertebrate MorphologyCT scanoVerthomologous structures

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    Writing Clean Code in R Workshop
    When working with data, you often spend the most amount of time cleaning your data. Learn how to write more efficient code using the tidyverse in R.

    Keywords: data analysisdata typesdata visualizationdata scienceearth scienceR programming languageremote sensingGeographic Information System (GIS)data science educationcomputer programmingwildfireearth analytics

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    Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests
    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...

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsbiostatisticsecologybiologygraphingp-valuest-testshypothesis testingin-class activityZoologymercury biogeochemistrybiostatistics - generalfish populationqbccBiogeochemical cyclesInterpret graphsSolving Equations and InequalitiesConcepts in StatisticsElementary Hypothesis TestingMethylmercurydamsBioaccumulationtraditional dietsmercurymercury poisoningnative peopleindigenous populationCanadahydroelectricexplaining statisticsusing statisticsMake probability calculations

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    Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral
    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.

    Keywords: statisticsRenvironmentmicroplastic pollutioncoralwilcoxon

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    Critical inquiry for inclusive teaching of statistics
    Professional development workshop slides to help curate conversations in teaching statistics with a critical inquiry lens.

    Keywords: statisticsdata sciencefaculty developmentInclusive teachingbuilds

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