Active Learning Activities

Dragon’s Den – Brain Exploration Techniques

Students engage in a gamified activity mimicking the popular tv show the Dragon's Den.

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.

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

5 Senses Lab

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Gender and Job Inequality

Projet Specific: Webzine

Summative Assessment: My Diagnosis Assignment

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Activité sur les Homophones

Family HiStories of Migration

Students interview two members of their family to collect information about their family history and present it in class.

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Cytoskeletal Proteins in Amoeba

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

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Organic Food vs GMOs

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Does X Associate with Y?

Nucleic Acids