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.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

This activity uses real life case study examples to give students a more in-depth look at analytics.

Forget the Math! Draw Pictures to Learn the Wave Theory of Light

Engineering Ethics Debate

Piece of Paper Question

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3