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.

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Two Stage Quiz

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Rhetorical Strategies

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

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

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Engineering Ethics

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Dark Lords IF-AT

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Forces Scavenger Hunt