Active Learning Activities

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

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.

Categorizing for Review

Gender and Job Inequality

Action-Learning Sets

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

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Momentum Photoproject

Problem Sorting

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3