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Climate change, collections and the classroom: using big data to tackle big problems
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preparing students explore understand resolve societal challenges global climate change important task evolutionary ecological biologists require novel innovative pedagogical approaches recent calls reform undergraduate science education emphasize importance engaging students inquirydriven active authentic learning experiences believe vast digital resources ie big data associated natural history collections provide invaluable underutilized opportunities create experiences undergraduates biology describe online openaccess educational module developed harnesses power collectionsbased information introduce students multiple conceptual analytical elements climate change evolutionary ecological biology research module builds upon natural history specimens data collected span nearly century yosemite national park california guide students series exercises aimed testing hypotheses regarding observed differences response climate change two closely related partially cooccurring species chipmunks content module readily modified meet pedagogical goals instructional levels different courses analytical strategies outlined adapted address wide array questions evolutionary ecological biology sum believe specimenbased natural history data represent powerful platform reforming undergraduate instruction biology efforts result citizens better prepared understand complex biological relationships benefits approach undergraduate education widespread benefits society