A number of years ago, I had a student with severely limited sight in my eighth grade science classroom. We covered the gamut of science topics with a spiraling curriculum approach. He found the physical science components the most engaging (fun) because there were so many concepts associated with sensations that he could grasp with other senses. For example, he could "hear/feel" a large portion of the Sound unit. He could feel the vibrations, etc. He loved endo and exothermic events...
When we raced soap down different surfaces, he was the judge. Placing his fingers at the base of the slide, he could catch a photo finish by touch. He and his partners came up with lots of ideas within the lab team to make him part of the action. (Usually, I agreed...) :-) This is so very important! He also appreciated hands-on models. We found that the computer helped tremendously, as well. This student, if he got VERY close to the screen, could manage many tasks. With all the innovative software out there now, I expect the experience would be even better today - if the student has a bit of vision... It is success with children like this that make teaching so rewarding! Best of luck to your colleague. Cool! Pat Michael Lach wrote: > > A colleague of mine has a blind student in their physics classroom. Does > anyone have any advice, resources, tips, etc. that he could use? If so > please share with the list. > > -ML > > -- > Michael Lach > Chicago Public Schools > > -- > This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. > > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For more information: > <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> > > To search the archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/> -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
