Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Communicable Puzzles: Children’s Most Common Infectious Diseases

Using the Jigsaw strategy, students become an “expert” for one communicable disease through self-directed research.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Can I Use the Internet?

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Categorizing for Review

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Protein Separation

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review