Active Learning Activities

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.

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Two Stage Quiz

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

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

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Dark Lords IF-AT

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Momentum Photoproject

Problem Sorting