Active Learning Activities

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

An Abundance of Bells

Categorizing for Review

Gender and Job Inequality

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Sketching the graph of a curve

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Museum Tour

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Cycles of Matter

Explosives Detective

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution