Active Learning Activities

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Categorizing for Review

Peer Review

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Building Effective Teams

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Engineering Ethics

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Muscle Snowballs

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law