Active Learning Activities

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

An Abundance of Bells

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Sketching the graph of a curve

Organic Food vs GMOs

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Systems Ball Toss

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Newton’s Third Law