Active Learning Activities

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

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

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

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

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Explosives Detective

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Momentum Photoproject

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law