Active Learning Activities

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Two Stage Quiz

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

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

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Limestone Rescue

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Interacting Objects

Muscle Snowballs

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3