Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

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

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

Can I Use the Internet?

Categorizing for Review

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Building Effective Teams

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

From “Yum” to “Yuk”: A Case in Point… Mutation

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Interior Design – Library Design

The Ideal Classroom

Protein Separation

Does X Associate with Y?

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Biological Molecules

Cycles of Matter