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Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Biology Chemistry

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

STEM Physics

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

STEM Physics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

STEM Biology

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

STEM Biology

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Social Sciences Humanities

Can I Use the Internet?

General

Worksheets for Scaffolding Learning

STEM Biochemistry

Exam Preparation

Social Sciences STEM Biology

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

STEM Biochemistry

Blended Learning

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

General STEM Physics

How to Write Reading Annotations

Environmental Science

Instructional Survey

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

Languages

Les Ateliers de Creation

STEM Physics

Two Stage Quiz

STEM Biochemistry

Problem-based Learning: Research Project

Languages

Collection d’Articles

Languages

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Languages

Visual Interpretation of “The Story of an Hour”

Languages General

Who are We? Class Demographics

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Social Sciences

Urban Planning Project

STEM Physics

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

STEM Physics

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

STEM Physics

Model Building

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Anophthalmia

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

STEM Biology Health Science

Call Me By My Organelle

STEM Physics

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

STEM Physics

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

Social Sciences

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

General

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Social Sciences Applied Arts STEM Health Science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

STEM Chemistry

This Field Day of Mine

Social Sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Social Sciences

Gender and Job Inequality

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages

Projet Specific: Webzine

Social Sciences

Summative Assessment: My Diagnosis Assignment

STEM Health Science

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Social Sciences

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Languages

Vénus d'Ille: Police Enquiry

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

STEM Chemistry

The Matching Game

STEM Health Science

The Amazing Ethics Race

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