Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

In this activity, the snowball strategy links students' prior beliefs to a deeper inquiry of science education goals.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

These mini-video projects require students to engage with course concepts and make connections to the world in which we live.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Low Stakes Debate

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Pratique d’écriture

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Sketching the graph of a curve

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Engineering Ethics Debate

Dark Lords IF-AT

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos

Muscle Snowballs

Newton’s Third Law