Active Learning Activities

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Categorizing for Review

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Identity Dot Exercise

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Museum Tour

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution