Teaching Science to Students with Visual Impairments
(View Complete Item Description)This article describes how to modify science lessons for visually impaired students.
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All resources in Governor Morehead School for the Blind
Causes of Friction - Surface
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students are introduced to the concepts of static and kinetic friction and discover how the type of surface involved affects the strength of the frictional force.
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Modeling Chromosomal Mutations
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students use numbered cards to represent genes and demonstrate the four types of chromosomal mutations.
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Tidal Cycles: Interactive Model
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity students play the roles of the rotating Earth and Moon in order to model tides.
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Seafloor Spreading Interactive Activity
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity students model seafloor spreading and the position of newer rock and older rock in relation to the mid-oceanic ridge.
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Volume, Mass and Density Boxes
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students put cotton balls, crushed paper, and sand in boxes with different sizes to explore the relationship between mass, volume, and density.
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Polyatomic Ion Bingo
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students review the names and formulas of the major polyatomic ions by playing a bingo-type game.
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Life Cycle of Frogs, Dragonflies, and Butterflies
(View Complete Item Description)In this lesson, students learn the concept of metamorphosis in an organism's life cycle by studying the growth and development of butterflies, frogs, and dragonflies. Lesson is posted with permission from the Perkins School for the Blind.
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Separating a Mixture
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students explore means of physically separating a mixture using dissolving, filtration, and evaporation.
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Rate of Reaction Lab
(View Complete Item Description)In this activity, students will compare the rate of reaction using ground chalk and whole pieces of chalk when reacted with vinegar.
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Ailey Teaching Dance to Blind Teen-agers
(View Complete Item Description)This 1982 srticle reports on a program in which the late choreographer, Alvin Ailey, taught movement to blind students.
Material Type: Reading
Equal Treatment, Equal Acces- Raising Awareness about People with Disabilities and Their Struggle for Equal Rights
(View Complete Item Description)This curriculum unit, from the Anti-Defamation League, provides educators with the tools to challenge myths and stereotypes about people with disabilities and to promote awareness of various forms of disability.
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On Top of the World
(View Complete Item Description)In this lesson, students listen to excerpts about a blind man's journey up Mt. Everest, then write a bio-poem about him.
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