Active Learning Activities

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

Can I Use the Internet?

An Abundance of Bells

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

5 Senses Lab

Peer Review

Urban Planning Project

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Museum Tour

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Mass of A Car

Bottle Rocket Tracker

Falling Object Tracker