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.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Two Stage Quiz

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

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

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Piece of Paper Question

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law