Active Learning Activities

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

PharmaPuzzle Relay Race: Match the Meds and Win!

In this fast-paced relay, teams match categories of information to finish first and win the game

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

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

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

Peer Review

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Building Effective Teams

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Pratique d’écriture

Rhetorical Strategies

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

National Building Code Jeopardy

Piece of Paper Question

Reflective Writing On Waves

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Muscle Snowballs

Problem Sorting Review

Interacting Objects

Newton’s Third Law