Should I stay or should I go? 'Running' migration simulations

Children running in a grassy field next to a line of cones and towards a bucket on the ground

Students learn about math modeling and animal migration through playing a game and exploring simulations.

This event was run at Bell Museum summer camps for 4th/5th graders in 2023 and 2024, and at Itasca Biological Station for incoming undergraduate students in summer 2024.

Find the module on QUBES here:
Torstenson MS, Balstad LJ, Shaw AK (2024). Simulating selection on migration. QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/G89V-6533.

Modeling two-species interactions with R Shiny

Students explore two species interactions (mutualism, competition, and predator-prey dynamics) from a purely theoretical approach using an R Shiny app.

This module is currently used in the UMN undergraduate course EEB3407 (Ecology).

Find the module on QUBES here:
Wojan C, Furey G, Lehman C, Stanton D, Shaw A (2024). Modeling Two Species Interactions Educational Module. QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/7WDP-ZW19.

Graph showing population size over time with solid orange and dashed purple lines
that fluctuate before reaching an equilibrium