Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Dictation: Read and Run

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Rhetorical Strategies

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

National Building Code Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Engineering Ethics

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Home Wiring