Social sciences Humanities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

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STEM Biology

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

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Social sciences Humanities

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

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STEM Physics

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.

Social sciences Psychology

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Biology Health science

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

STEM Biology

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

STEM Biology

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Social sciences Humanities

Can I Use the Internet?

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Social sciences

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

STEM Health science Social sciences Applied arts

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Chemistry Engineering STEM Biology

Building Effective Teams

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

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STEM Biology

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

STEM Biology

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

Social sciences

Action-Learning Sets

Social sciences

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

STEM Physics

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

Social sciences

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

STEM Biology

Protein Separation

STEM Biology

Does X Associate with Y?

STEM Biology

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System