Active Learning Activities

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

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.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Blended Learning

Categorizing for Review

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Identity Dot Exercise

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

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Momentum Photoproject

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law