Initial Publication Date: June 12, 2023

Using BASICS in Biology Courses

Learn from other faculty who have used the transdiciplinary BASICS teaching materials in their biology courses. Use the two searches below to find faculty use-cases from a variety of biology courses ranging in grade level and topic.

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Instructor Stories from Biology Courses

Hear directly from faculty about how they used the BASICS teaching materials.

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Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Herpetology part of The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Instructor Stories

Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution, Zoology, Ecology, Diversity
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Geomicrobiology part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Biology:Biogeochemistry
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Biological Fate of Drugs part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories

Subject: Biology: Biology:Anatomy & Physiology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Bio/Medical Wastes, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Health Sciences, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)


Course-Specific Exercises from Biology Courses

Explore the course-specific activities that faculty used to build on the BASICS teaching materials in their courses.

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Where do drugs go? part of The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises

Subject: Biology: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Bio/Medical Wastes, Health Sciences, Biology:Anatomy & Physiology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity

Patterns of Herpetofauna Biodiversity using HerpMapper part of The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises

Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity


Find the right BASICS module for your course

The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed

In this module, students will explore the way complex water-related challenges are connected to natural systems and human activities that currently provide us with physical health and economic well-being.

The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy

In this module, students will explore the the way complex problems like a circular economy intertwine natural systems with human activities that provide for our physical health and economic well-being.