Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Categorizing for Review

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

Stereochemistry Activity

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Limestone Rescue

Momentum Photoproject

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review