This lesson is designed to teach students who are blind or visually impaired to understand translations in geometry by using coordinate grids and rules.
This activity makes rotation of geometric shapes accessible to students with visual impairment, in alignment with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Student can learn more about different geometrical shapes in the world of hockey by visiting a hockey rink for a guided tour or by examining a tactile diagram.
This activity teaches students who are blind or visually impaired about scientific notation using the example of astronomy to illustrate its importance.
For students with visual impairment, the volume of sound can be used to represent the brightness of stars as the concepts of apparent and absolute magnitude.
A fun alternative to a standard lesson about the structure of DNA is to use different types of candy to represent the different components of the DNA molecule.
This hands-on activity allows students who are blind or visually impaired to "build" a model of the solar system showing relative distances between planets.
In this activity, students who are blind or visually impaired are introduced to the structure of DNA and learn to "read" the code found in the nitrogen bases (the rungs).
This activity, appropriate for a warm up, has students with visual impairments compare the final results of mitosis and meiosis and can be played as a competitive game.
Google's Project Bloks is a development platform for tangible programming, to help kids develop computational thinking through playful coding experiences.