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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STEM Biology

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.

Elementary school science teacher in biology class

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

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

STEM Mathematics

Sketching the graph of a curve

STEM Engineering

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Student writing on a piece of paper

STEM Engineering

Piece of Paper Question

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective

STEM Health science

Muscle Videos

STEM Health science

Muscle Snowballs

STEM Physics

Newton’s Third Law