Active Learning Activities

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Low Stakes Debate

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

Identity Dot Exercise

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

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

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Family Feud

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Race for the Hat!

Systems Ball Toss

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Problem Sorting

Newton’s Third Law