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.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

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

National Building Code Jeopardy

Engineering Ethics

Piece of Paper Question

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law