Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

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

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Low Stakes Debate

Categorizing for Review

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Dictation: Read and Run

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review