Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

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

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Crash Course: Collision Theory

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

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.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Low Stakes Debate

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Explosives Detective

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law