Active Learning Activities

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Two Stage Quiz

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

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

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Limestone Rescue

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution