Active Learning Activities

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Silent Discussion

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

Reimagining the Reading Quiz: Peer Instruction in English

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of 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

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Dictation: Read and Run

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

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

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Systems Ball Toss

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Piece of Paper Question

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Momentum Photoproject

Problem Sorting