Active Learning Activities

Drawing to Learn: Doing Science is more Complex that You Think

Students draw a diagram of how they think scientists "do science." These are improved then compared with an expert diagram.

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out Membrane Transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Les Ateliers de Creation

This Field Day of Mine

This activity takes a look at the environmental impact of mining and the quantification of environmental contaminants.

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Projet Specific: Webzine

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

The Matching Game

The Right Tool for the Right Job

Rédaction d’un Paragraphe de Texte Expressif

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Dictation: Read and Run

Activité sur les Homophones

Pratique d’écriture

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

A Self Introduction to Nomenclature in Chemistry

The Index of Hydrogen Deficiency

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”