Caminalcule Taxonomy Exercise

Students learn about taxonomic classification by categorizing fictional animal-like forms into species based on their physical features.

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single caminalcule.pdf

canimalcules.pdf

Cells vs. Buildings

Created by Kostia Bergman, Erin Cram, Wendy Smith, Scott Dobrin, Presque Isle, and Judith Roe, this lesson for an intermediate Cell Biology course encourages students to take a big-picture view of the cell by comparing cells to buildings in order to think about the dynamic processes within cells. The lesson utilizes a jigsaw and quick write.

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framework.docx

power point.pptx

Habitable Zones Near and Far

In this assignment students will be required to investigate properties of habitable zones throughout a galaxy. Using their knowledge, they will uncover how planets relate to their central star.

worksheet.pdf

iPython Notebook Lecture

Students used an ipython notebook to teach students about Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering.

Lord of the Rings - Music Analysis

Students analyze musical themes from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", first as a partnered homework assignment, then during a class discussion, and finally on their own as they passed by in the film.

worksheet.docx

project analysis.docx

Monster Game

In this game, students have to find their monster cut-out's mate by practicing Portuguese body vocabulary.

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cutouts.pdf

handout.pdf

Normative Models of Citizenship

This easy "Do Now" gets students engaged from the moment they enter the classroom.

exercise.docx

Paper Outline Workshop

Students learn to construct a persuasive argument by brainstorming multiple ways to structure their final research paper using post-its, large pieces of paper, or whatever other materials students like. They organize and re-arrange primary sources in a low-pressure environment to generate multiple logical flows for their papers.

workshop_final_paper_outlines_handout_schultz.pdf

Parisian Narratives in Virtual Reality

Students engage in cultural and linguistic immersion through virtual reality (VR) film narratives in a beginner’s French class.

Past-Tense Song

In Swedish Aa, Ursula Lindqvist and Suzanne Martin used the song "Den första gång jag såg dig" (The First Time I Saw You) by well-known Swedish troubador Birger Sjöberg to help students learn past-tense verbs and about Swedish culture.

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handout.pdf

Plague Inc. Immunology Lab

Students appreciate how different characteristics of diseases affect their transmission through playing the game Plague Inc.

slides.pdf

lab.pdf

Portuguese Song Fill-In-the-Blank

During this activity, students build listening comprehension and cultural knowledge through Portuguese-language music.

handout.pdf

Primitive Navigation - Landmark Navigation

Using their knowledge of the use of a compass, triangulation, and uncertainties, students set off to walk to the bridge at the end of JFK Street in Harvard.

handout.pdf

Primitive Navigation - Navigational Stars

This activity was made by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation class, so his students will have practical experience working with primitive navigation tools through this experiment. This activity will help students understand navigational stars.

instructions.docx

Primitive Navigation - Small Angle Approximation

This is an in-section activity created by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation course where students walk small distances and use their analysis to learn small angle approximation, statistics, and prepares them for future assignments.

handout.pdf

worksheet.pdf

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Caminalcule Taxonomy Exercise

Students learn about taxonomic classification by categorizing fictional animal-like forms into species based on their physical features.

Cells vs. Buildings

Habitable Zones Near and Far

In this assignment students will be required to investigate properties of habitable zones throughout a galaxy. Using their knowledge, they will uncover how planets relate to their central star.

iPython Notebook Lecture

Students used an ipython notebook to teach students about Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, and Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering.

Lord of the Rings - Music Analysis

Students analyze musical themes from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", first as a partnered homework assignment, then during a class discussion, and finally on their own as they passed by in the film.

Monster Game

In this game, students have to find their monster cut-out's mate by practicing Portuguese body vocabulary.

Normative Models of Citizenship

This easy "Do Now" gets students engaged from the moment they enter the classroom.

Paper Outline Workshop

Parisian Narratives in Virtual Reality

Students engage in cultural and linguistic immersion through virtual reality (VR) film narratives in a beginner’s French class.

Past-Tense Song

In Swedish Aa, Ursula Lindqvist and Suzanne Martin used the song "Den första gång jag såg dig" (The First Time I Saw You) by well-known Swedish troubador Birger Sjöberg to help students learn past-tense verbs and about Swedish culture.

Plague Inc. Immunology Lab

Students appreciate how different characteristics of diseases affect their transmission through playing the game Plague Inc.

Portuguese Song Fill-In-the-Blank

During this activity, students build listening comprehension and cultural knowledge through Portuguese-language music.

Primitive Navigation - Landmark Navigation

Using their knowledge of the use of a compass, triangulation, and uncertainties, students set off to walk to the bridge at the end of JFK Street in Harvard.

Primitive Navigation - Navigational Stars

This activity was made by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation class, so his students will have practical experience working with primitive navigation tools through this experiment. This activity will help students understand navigational stars.

Primitive Navigation - Small Angle Approximation

This is an in-section activity created by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation course where students walk small distances and use their analysis to learn small angle approximation, statistics, and prepares them for future assignments.

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