Active Learning Activities

Running on Water: Activating Prior Knowledge of Static Equilibrium

Students watch, discuss, then analyze the veracity of a video in which hydrophobic shoes allow people to run on water.

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

Model Building

Circuits: Card Sorting With Multiple Representations (E&M)

Electrostatics: Card Sorting With Mutiple Representations (E&M)

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Systems Ball Toss

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Bottle Rocket Tracker

Falling Object Tracker

Dart Gun Velocity

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Reflective Writing On Waves

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Motion Diagrams

Area Under the Curve