Active Learning Activities

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

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

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

An Abundance of Bells

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Cycles of Matter

Muscle Snowballs