Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

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.

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Can I Use the Internet?

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Pratique d’écriture

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Rhetorical Strategies

Sketching the graph of a curve

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Newton’s Third Law