Active Learning Activities

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

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

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Sketching the graph of a curve

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Newton’s Third Law