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.

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

Sketching the graph of a curve

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Protein Separation

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring

Newton’s Third Law