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.

Active Learning Activities

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Education STEM

Drawing to Learn: Doing Science is more Complex that You Think

Students draw a diagram of how they think scientists "do science." These are improved then compared with an expert diagram.

Biology STEM

Hemoglobin Hustle: An Adaptation of Race for the Hat

Used the Race for the Hat activity to create a Jeopardy-style session on blood & blood disorders for a pathophysiology class.

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Biology STEM

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.

Health science Biology

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Interdisciplinary Languages and Literature

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Chemistry Biology

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.

Biology STEM

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

Biology STEM

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Languages and Literature

Les Ateliers de Creation

Biology Health science STEM

Case Study: Anophthalmia

Biology Health science STEM

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

Biology Health science STEM

Case Study: Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Biology Health science STEM

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

Biology Health science STEM

Call Me By My Organelle

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

General Languages and Literature

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

Biology STEM

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

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Biology STEM

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

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Languages and Literature

Rédaction d’un Paragraphe de Texte Expressif

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Biology STEM

Mouse Coat Colour

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

Languages and Literature

Activité sur les Homophones