Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Social sciences Humanities

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Chemistry

Crash Course: Collision Theory

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

Biology Chemistry

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.

Social sciences Humanities

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Environmental science

Instructional Survey

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

General STEM Physics

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

STEM Chemistry

This Field Day of Mine

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages and Literature General

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

Social sciences Humanities

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

STEM Chemistry

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

General

Race for the Hat!

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Environmental science

Geography Video Test

STEM Chemistry

Elemental Superhero

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective