Active Learning Activities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Students gain experience with a model of writing which employs Peer Assessment as the Active Learning strategy.

Acid Base Equilibrium

Students learn how to problem solve and review their peers in a low stakes situation (no grades).

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

In this activity, students learn to define sustainability and apply this to a single Montreal neighbourhood. 

A Self Introduction to Nomenclature in Chemistry

In this activity, students are presented with the concepts of nomenclature in organic chemistry to encourage self learning.

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Museum Tour

In this version of a gallery walk, students create mind maps, showcase them in the class, and peer-review each other's work.

Stereochemistry Activity

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

This activity's goal is to familiarize students with the peer review process and teach them how to accept peer criticism.

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Piece of Paper Question

The aim of this activity is to assess student understanding of concepts and facts related to course material.

Interacting Objects

Explosives Detective

Chemicards

Using cards in a "Chemicard' deck, students determine which ionic compounds are most likely to form.

Limestone Rescue

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3

Newton’s Third Law

Projectile Tracker

Students use the Tracker software to analyze projectile motion to determine which equations fit the plots produced.