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.

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

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

The Ideal Classroom

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Problem Sorting Review