Active Learning Activities

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

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

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Sketching the graph of a curve

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Piece of Paper Question

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law