Active Learning Activities

Editing Exercise: Mock Academic Conference

Students write, present as 'experts', and edit.

Hemoglobin Hustle: An Adaptation of Race for the Hat

Used the Race for the Hat activity to create a Jeopardy-style session on blood & blood disorders for a pathophysiology class.

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

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

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Two Stage Quiz

This activity gives the students the opportunity to talk about the concepts seen in class and to discuss with their peers.

Case Study: Anophthalmia

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

Case Study: Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Pratique d’écriture

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Dark Lords IF-AT

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Newton’s Third Law