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.

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

Crash Course: Collision Theory

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

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

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Building Effective Teams

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

National Building Code Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Biological Molecules

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective