Active Learning Activities

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Crash Course: Collision Theory

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

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

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

How to Write Reading Annotations

Instructional Survey

Problem-based Learning: Research Project

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

This Field Day of Mine

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

How to Read a Research Article

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Mass of A Car

Bottle Rocket Tracker

Falling Object Tracker

Dart Gun Velocity

Cycles of Matter

Muscle Snowballs