Accessible Science Activities

 

A hands-on science lesson about gravity using toy cars.
Image of a small yellow toy car on a wooden plank
Gravity Cars
This hands-on, participatory science activity teaches students who are blind and visually impaired about the effect of position and motion using toy race cars.
Two toy race cars on a track
Position and Motion: Hot Wheels
A hands-on science lesson for students who are blind and visually impaired to demonstrate friction.
A friction board with different textures to demonstrate friction
Friction Boards
A hands-on science lesson for students who are blind and visually impaired about force, using push and pull to demonstrate.
A character is pushing a cog wheel
Introduction to Force: Push and Pull
This simple interactive activity allows students who are blind to learn basic properties of waves and to compare waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.
The image is of waves of various wavelengths made of Wikki Stix.
Features of Waves Using Wikki Stix
In these hands-on science lessons, students explore light sources and the properties of light.
A girl with low vision looks at the light from a flashlight shining onto a black card
Light Energy
In this tasty activity, students learn about about heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation as they pop popcorn in three different ways.
poppy and unpopped kernels of popping corn spilled on a table
Heat Transfer through Popping Popcorn
In this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of the structure of the atom and their ability to use the AZER Periodic Table Reference Booklet.
A picture of a hula hoop
Interactive Atom Activity Part 2: Using the APH Periodic Table
In this active model, students who are blind or visually impaired will compare the relationship of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during the phases of the Moon and relate this to the tides.
Graphic of sun, moon, tides
Relating Tides to the Moon Phases
In this active model, students with visual impairments "play" the role of the Earth and the Moon to better comprehend the tidal cycles.
A towel with a magnet on it represent the position during high tide.
Tidal Cycles: Interactive Model
In this activity, students with visual impairments order the steps of the scientific method prior to formal instruction.
One student reads the scientific method step from the back of a second student.
Scientific Method Intro - Inquiry Lab
In this simple interactive activity, students with visual impairments differentiate speed and velocity.
The image is of race cars turning on a racetrack.
Measuring Velocity: An active model

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