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.

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

Two Stage Quiz

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

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Dark Lords IF-AT

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Explosives Detective

Momentum Photoproject

Home Wiring

Problem Sorting