Patterns of Herpetofauna Biodiversity using HerpMapper part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises
HerpMapper is a community science application that allows the public to submit records of amphibians and reptiles to contribute to our knowledge on their distribution and a lesser extent their abundance. To submit ...

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Geomicrobiology part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories
Role of microorganisms in diverse environments at and below the surface of the earth. Topics include life in extreme environments, biodegradation and remediation, biogeochemical cycling, and astrobiology examined from the perspectives of geochemistry, microbial ecology, molecular biology, and ecosystem studies.

Where do drugs go? part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises
This classroom discussion centered around the biological/chemical mechanisms by which drugs leave the body and where the drugs go from there. We discussed renal clearance via urine, then transitioned into a ...

Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Herpetology part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Instructor Stories
We will study the unique anatomy, physiology, natural history, and evolution of reptiles and amphibians. Our course includes a weekly field experience/lab in which students travel to parks and reserves around the Springfield area.

Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Biological Fate of Drugs part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Instructor Stories
This course will cover the process of drug discovery, where we find new drugs, and how these drugs are approved by the FDA. We will look at the clinical information used to drive approval decisions and look at how drugs are priced and marketed to the public. We will then transition to a closer analysis of how drugs actually work in the body. We will look at what drugs actually are, and how their chemical structure will impact their ability cause a biological effect. We will end with an investigation into where drugs end up once taken – why can we find antibiotics in most drinking water, and what can we do about it?