TABLE 1:
Web and journal resources for teaching quantitative biology.
| Resource | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| BioMathLab | “Discovery-based” laboratory exercises that integrate biology and mathematics | www.indiana.edu/∼oso/lessons/BioMath/BioMathLab.html |
| BioQUEST | The BioQUEST library contains more than 40 modules, many of which have quantitative components. | http://bioquest.org |
| The BioQUEST ESTEEM project features math–bio modules that utilize Excel spreadsheets. | http://bioquest.org/esteem | |
| General Biology Modules | University of Tennessee–Knoxville's list of modules aimed at promoting quantitative literacy in the life sciences | www.tiem.utk.edu/∼gross/bioed/modulelist.html |
| MathBench Biology Modules | Online learning modules, primarily designed for introductory biology | http://mathbench.umd.edu |
| Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena | Vol. 6, iss. 11 (2011) is a special issue on biomathematics education, featuring a number of math–bio activities to implement | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=MNP&volumeId=6&issueId=06&iid=8400206 |
| National Numeracy Network | A professional organization with a page highlighting educator resources, including teaching activities | http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn/teaching/index.html |
| PRIMUS | Vol. 20, iss. 2 (2010) is a special issue that contains descriptions of math–bio activities. | www.tandfonline.com/toc/upri20/20/2#.U8QH1o1dUs0 |
| Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College | A collection of teaching resources, including a quantitative thinking section; contains more than 450 biology activities | http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html |