Active Learning Activities

Editing Exercise: Mock Academic Conference

Research, writing & editing activity that builds interpretive skills and the ability to incorporate research.

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

This Field Day of Mine

This activity takes a look at the environmental impact of mining and the quantification of environmental contaminants.

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

The Index of Hydrogen Deficiency

In this activity, students review chemical bond concepts, determine structures & calculate Hydrogen Deficiency (IHD).

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

In this activity students take on the role of a geneticist helping an individual recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.

Rhetorical Strategies

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Explosives Detective