Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

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.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Low Stakes Debate

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Dictation: Read and Run

Identity Dot Exercise

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Family Feud

National Building Code Jeopardy

Systems Ball Toss

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review