Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

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

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Case Study: Anophthalmia

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

Case Study: Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review