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.

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

An Abundance of Bells

Sketching the graph of a curve

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

Piece of Paper Question

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law