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.

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

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

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Newton’s Third Law

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3