Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Elementary school science teacher in biology class
Interdisciplinary

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Interdisciplinary Health science

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

STEM Biology

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Interdisciplinary

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Languages and Literature

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

STEM Biology

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Languages and Literature

Rhetorical Strategies

STEM Biology

Protein Separation

STEM Biology

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System