Active Learning Activities

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

Library Scavenger Hunt: Let the Race Begin

This activity is designed to familiarise students with library search engines, library spaces and APA/MLA reference guides.

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Organic Food vs GMOs

Systems Ball Toss

Engineering Ethics

Piece of Paper Question