Active Learning Activities

The Amazing Race: An Ethical Quest

In this activity, teams of students race to complete a series of challenges related to ethics in nursing.

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

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

PharmaPuzzle Relay Race: Match the Meds and Win!

In this fast-paced relay, teams match categories of information to finish first and win the game

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Sketching the graph of a curve

Piece of Paper Question

Muscle Videos