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.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

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

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Peer Review

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Projet Specific: Webzine

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Race for the Hat!

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3