Active Learning Activities

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Can I Use the Internet?

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Pratique d’écriture

Rhetorical Strategies

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Muscle Snowballs

Momentum Photoproject

Muscle Videos

Newton’s Third Law