Active Learning Activities

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Put Your Theory 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.

Physics Worksheet Based Activity

The aim of the activity is the application of concepts and math to solve complex problems.

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Problem-based Learning: Research Project

Building Effective Teams

The Matching Game

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

The Right Tool for the Right Job

This activity encourages students to consider the nature of a chemistry problem and to identify the tools to solve it.

Let There Be Light! ATP and Cellular Respiration

In this activity students explore data from a study of cellular respiration.

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Action-Learning Sets

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Defining a Definition

In this single-class activity, students practice problem-solving related to definitions.

Museum Tour

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Protein Separation

Does X Associate with Y?

Interior Design – Library Design

The Ideal Classroom

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Engineering Ethics Debate