Active Learning Activities

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Pratique d’écriture

Identity Dot Exercise

Sketching the graph of a curve

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Explosives Detective

Momentum Photoproject

Muscle Videos

Problem Sorting

Newton’s Third Law