Active Learning Activities

Biologist Says: Mini-Game for Recalling Biology Terms

A familiar and easy to implement game to help students with recall of biological terms.

BioQuest: Mini-Game for Categorizing Biology Terms

A fun consolidating activity at the end of a topic or unit to help students categorize and consolidate biological terms.

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

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

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Worksheets for Scaffolding Learning

Physics Worksheet Based Activity

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

How to Write Reading Annotations

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Two Stage Quiz

This activity gives the students the opportunity to talk about the concepts seen in class and to discuss with their peers.

Who are We? Class Demographics

In this single-class activity, students answer questions about themselves, which is included in a anonymous class profile.

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Building Effective Teams

Cytoskeletal Proteins in Amoeba

A Case for Cystic Fibrosis (CF): A Québec Perspective

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Organic Food vs GMOs

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Does X Associate with Y?

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Mass of A Car