Active Learning Activities

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Two Stage Quiz

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Building Effective Teams

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

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

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Does X Associate with Y?

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Interior Design – Library Design

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Dark Lords IF-AT

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Home Wiring

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3