This role-playing exercise introduces students to geology by having them examine rocks …
This role-playing exercise introduces students to geology by having them examine rocks from the perspective of a child, a sculptor, a geologist or someone from another walk of life.
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This is an activity that involves students modeling the behavior and competition …
This is an activity that involves students modeling the behavior and competition that Charles Darwin's finches would have gone through as they competed for food and space on the Galapagos Islands. Some will survive. Some won't.
Teach students about P-waves and S-waves by having them model them with …
Teach students about P-waves and S-waves by having them model them with their own bodies.
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I designed this activity as a role-playing game to help students understand …
I designed this activity as a role-playing game to help students understand both the concept of climate modeling and how the climate system works. Students take on the role of a climate system component, examining their personal reactions to climate stimuli and building a future scenario based on their group's reactions. You can implement this teaching collection as part of the Climate of Change InTeGrate Module, Unit 5, or as a stand-alone activity.
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This lesson plan is written around a brief role-play in which students …
This lesson plan is written around a brief role-play in which students learn about and act out plants and animals in a salt marsh habitat as the tides change.
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Most students understand that water quality is an important issue, however many …
Most students understand that water quality is an important issue, however many do not understand the complexity associated with the processes involved, the complex nature of estuarine systems, or the fact that management decisions are made based on available data sets that can be difficult at best to interpret. Students will be provided nutrient data in Excel for two Texas estuaries which they will supplement with additional information that they have compiled on these two estuaries during the duration of the course through a GIS database available to the entire class. Furthermore, students will retrieve information from the WWW to learn more about the specific estuaries and the nutrients of interest and their impacts on the environment.
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Communicate the Quake is an interactive role-play used to teach upper-level undergraduate …
Communicate the Quake is an interactive role-play used to teach upper-level undergraduate students about earthquake hazards, emergency management, and risk communication through the management of an authentic earthquake event.
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Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and …
Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and apply this information to recent copyright issues, creating persuasive arguments based on the perspective of a particular group.
In this series of inquiry-based exercises about volcanoes and plate tectonics, students …
In this series of inquiry-based exercises about volcanoes and plate tectonics, students will collect, plot, and interpret data and finish with a role-playing activity and a virtual field trip.
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The Externalities Game is a non-cooperative game that teaches students about the …
The Externalities Game is a non-cooperative game that teaches students about the concept of environmental externalities and allows them to directly experience the moral dimensions of collective action problems. It has been particularly effective for teaching students about the moral aspects of the climate change. Grades are used to create the tension between earning individual grade points at the expense of group benefit. This is part of a research project funded by the National Science Foundation.
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Climate change and environmental justice class activity. Designed for students to understand …
Climate change and environmental justice class activity. Designed for students to understand the justice issues surrounding climate change on a global and domestic level.
When the science is so clear, why is it so difficult to …
When the science is so clear, why is it so difficult to make agreements that will reduce our impact on climate change? This exercise is designed to help students explore that important question in an active and engaging way. Students are cast into the roles of various important players in the climate change issue, including politicians, scientists, environmentalists, and industry representatives. Working in these roles, students must take a position, debate with others, and then vote on legislation designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
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In this session you will be introduced to the methods and dynamics …
In this session you will be introduced to the methods and dynamics of relevance for health promotion on social media with specific focus on the role and impact of fake health science . The exercise is based on a simulation game where students will join an already established secret Facebook group.
Preliminary Research Exhibition Short Description: This exhibition presents the preliminary major research …
Preliminary Research Exhibition
Short Description: This exhibition presents the preliminary major research project ideas of OCAD University’s Inclusive Design 2019/2021 cohort. These projects explore a spectrum of themes, ranging from healthcare, to sensory experiences, to storytelling and services for cultural communities, to neurodiversity, and finally, to design practices and processes themselves.
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Interactive learning is becoming increasingly important as the world and its demands …
Interactive learning is becoming increasingly important as the world and its demands continue to change. This approach to education provides many advantages for both students and educators. By promoting engagement, supporting collaboration, personalizing learning experiences, utilizing technology, and developing critical thinking skills, this educational method equips students with the necessary tools to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. Please email me at interactivelearning2288@gmail.com to receive a copy of my book that contains all 14 units. Please allow me several days to respond.
This is a role-playing activity about the dioxin debate between Dr. Barry …
This is a role-playing activity about the dioxin debate between Dr. Barry Commoner and Dr. Robert Brown about the resource recovery plant in Ames, Iowa, and the Nunavut Inuit. It addresses issues of environmental justice, risk assessment, and ideology in relation to the management of solid waste.
This activity spans two in-class sessions of 1-1.5 hours each, and includes …
This activity spans two in-class sessions of 1-1.5 hours each, and includes both a small group activity focused on a set of volcanic case studies and a full-class role-playing activity where the class must decide, as a fictional town, how to respond to a nearby volcano exhibiting increased activity.
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