Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

Reimagining the Reading Quiz: Peer Instruction in English

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

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.

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Dictation: Read and Run

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Systems Ball Toss

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Piece of Paper Question

Limestone Rescue