Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Communicable Puzzles: Children’s Most Common Infectious Diseases

Using the Jigsaw strategy, students become an “expert” for one communicable disease through self-directed research.

Can I Use the Internet?

An Abundance of Bells

Categorizing for Review

Sketching the graph of a curve

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Muscle Snowballs

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law