Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

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

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

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 Ethics

Piece of Paper Question

Reflective Writing On Waves

Muscle Snowballs