Active Learning Activities

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Can I Use the Internet?

Low Stakes Debate

Categorizing for Review

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Building Effective Teams

Dictation: Read and Run

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

National Building Code Jeopardy

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Problem Sorting Review