Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Interdisciplinary

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Health science Interdisciplinary

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

Physics STEM

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

STEM Biology Social sciences

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Health science STEM

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

History Social sciences

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Chemistry STEM

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Chemistry STEM

Stereochemistry Activity

Physics STEM

Reflective Writing On Waves

Physics STEM

What is Torque?

Chemistry STEM

Limestone Rescue

Physics STEM

Interacting Objects

Health science STEM

Muscle Snowballs

Physics STEM

Problem Sorting Review