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.

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

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

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Can I Use the Internet?

An Abundance of Bells

Categorizing for Review

Two Stage Quiz

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Dictation: Read and Run

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

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

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Explosives Detective

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Home Wiring

Problem Sorting Review