Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

STEM Physics

Students learn to build a conceptual model describing a situation involving an accelerating charged particle.

STEM Biology Health science

In this single-class activity, students use cards to match cells with their organelles and functions.

STEM Biology

STEM Biology

STEM Biology

This is an application-based activity that draws upon lesson material students have seen in previous classes.

STEM Physics

STEM Physics

Students use the Tracker software to analyze projectile motion to determine which equations fit the plots produced.

STEM Physics

Students learn to analyze data using spreadsheet programs and gain a deeper understanding of conservation of energy.