Active Learning Activities

Put Your Thesis on Trial

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

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

The Matching Game

Students use a matching game to pair chemical compounds and their characteristics using a set of question cards.

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

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Stereochemistry Activity

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Protein Separation

Nucleic Acids

This is an application-based activity that draws upon lesson material students have seen in previous classes.

What is Torque?

In this activity, students complete a reflective writing on torque, as well as peer review each others work.

Reflective Writing On Waves

Interacting Objects

Explosives Detective

Limestone Rescue