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.

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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.

Cell Phone and tablet with programming code

Mathematics

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

Young university students studying with computer in cafe. Group of people in campus library. College teenager using laptop at table. Group study for school assignment.

Psychology

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Gray scale photo of gears

STEM Physics

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

STEM Mathematics

An Abundance of Bells

Health science Social sciences Applied arts STEM

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

STEM Physics

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

Social sciences

Museum Tour

Applied arts

The Ideal Classroom

STEM Engineering

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Student writing on a piece of paper

STEM Engineering

Piece of Paper Question

STEM Physics

Kinematics Concept Mapping

STEM Physics

Forces Scavenger Hunt

STEM Physics

Problem Sorting Review