Active Learning Activities

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Can I Use the Internet?

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Categorizing for Review

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

National Building Code Jeopardy

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review