Active Learning Activities

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Silent Discussion

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

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

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

Low Stakes Debate

Categorizing for Review

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Projet Specific: Webzine

Building Effective Teams

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Three-Tiered Writing

Dictation: Read and Run

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

National Building Code Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Systems Ball Toss

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Biological Molecules

Cycles of Matter