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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.

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STEM Physics

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

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Applied arts

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Gray scale photo of gears
STEM Physics

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Physics

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

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.

STEM Physics

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

STEM Physics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Social sciences Humanities

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Interdisciplinary STEM Physics

How to Write Reading Annotations

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

STEM Physics

Two Stage Quiz

General STEM Physics

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

STEM Physics

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

STEM Physics

Model Building

STEM Physics

Circuits: Card Sorting With Multiple Representations (E&M)

STEM Physics

Electrostatics: Card Sorting With Mutiple Representations (E&M)

Social sciences Applied arts STEM Health science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

STEM Chemistry

This Field Day of Mine

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!