Active Learning Activities

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

Students construct a fictional animal species by selecting traits related to sexual reproduction.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

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

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Categorizing for Review

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Museum Tour

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Limestone Rescue

Cycles of Matter

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Interacting Objects

Muscle Snowballs

Problem Sorting Review