Active Learning Activities

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Snowball Starter: Goals of Science Education

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

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

An Abundance of Bells

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Blended Learning

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

Pratique d’écriture

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Museum Tour

National Building Code Jeopardy

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Piece of Paper Question

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Cycles of Matter

Muscle Snowballs

Muscle Videos

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution