Active Learning Activities

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

An Abundance of Bells

Low Stakes Debate

Two Stage Quiz

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Organic Food vs GMOs

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Engineering Ethics

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Dark Lords IF-AT

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Cycles of Matter

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Muscle Snowballs