Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Taskmaster: Diction Icebreakers

These gamified activities will help sensitize students to the nuances of diction and allow them to work together.

Learning in Everyday Life

In this integrative assignment, students analyze their everyday activities through the lens of various learning theories.

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.

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Two Stage Quiz

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Gender and Job Inequality

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Action-Learning Sets

Forget the Math! Draw Pictures to Learn the Wave Theory of Light

Museum Tour

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Mass of A Car

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Problem Sorting Review