Active Learning Activities

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Communicable Puzzles: Children’s Most Common Infectious Diseases

Using the Jigsaw strategy, students become an “expert” for one communicable disease through self-directed research.

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

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

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review