Active Learning Activities

Drawing to Learn: Doing Science is more Complex that You Think

Students draw a diagram of how they think scientists "do science." These are improved then compared with an expert diagram.

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

An Abundance of Bells

Two Stage Quiz

This activity gives the students the opportunity to talk about the concepts seen in class and to discuss with their peers.

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Sketching the graph of a curve

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law