Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Can I Use the Internet?

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

5 Senses Lab

Urban Planning Project

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Mass of A Car

Bottle Rocket Tracker

Falling Object Tracker

Dart Gun Velocity

Momentum Photoproject

Interacting Objects

Newton’s Third Law

Projectile Tracker

Energy Tracker