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.

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

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

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Momentum Photoproject

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law