Active Learning Activities

Evolution of Sexual Reproduction: Construct a Species

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

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

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

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

An Abundance of Bells

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Peer Review

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

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

Building Effective Teams

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Homophones Talent Show

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Museum Tour

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Does X Associate with Y?

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Experimental Design in Neurobiology