Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Mathematics

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

Elementary school science teacher in biology class
Interdisciplinary

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

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

Health science Interdisciplinary

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Biology STEM

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

Mathematics STEM

An Abundance of Bells

Interdisciplinary

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Applied arts STEM Health science Social sciences

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Health science STEM

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

History Social sciences

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Biology STEM

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Health science STEM

Muscle Snowballs