Active Learning Activities

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Categorizing for Review

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Identity Dot Exercise

Rhetorical Strategies

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

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

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Piece of Paper Question

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Elemental Superhero

Explosives Detective