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Cow Eye Dissection
Gloved hands hold a cow eyeball
Step-by-step instructions for a science lab to dissect a cow eye
Edible Eyeball
Edible eyeball with marshmallow
This simple edible model serves to support instruction on the main structures of the eye for students who are blind or visually impaired.
Phase II CVI Activity-Light Switches
Light switch activity for CVI Phase II
When a student with CVI is in transition from Phase I to Phase II it can sometimes be hard to find activities that will motivate them and be functional.

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Selecting clothing to wear each day requires problem solving skills and planning, which are an essential part of living independently.
Clothing hanging in closet
Outfit Selection
Make mulling spices to stimulate the senses while students learn math, language arts, social skills, and independent living skills.
mulled-apple cider
Mulling Spices
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Nucleus
Nucleus - Structure and Functions
In their science project, Howard and Kristen tested the "bounciness" of three types of balls.
Students measure the height the ball bounced.
Measuring the Bounciness of Balls
In her science project, a student chose to test students' ability to hear sound in different ranges of pitch.
Ear
You're Torturing My Ears
Jill and Jamie tested water movement (up) a paper towel using 3 different kinds of paper towel.
Jill places bent paper towel between the cup and the bowl.
Water's Great Escape
A student with a visual impairment designs a scientific experiment to investigate whether boys learn to beatbox more quickly than girls. Mike, is a student
The image is of 3 figures dancing and beatboxing.
Can You Beatbox?
In this science experiment, Jennifer, Daisy, and Warren decided to test whether participants would prefer homemade ice cream or store-bought ice cream.
Students measure ingredients for ice cream.
We All LOVE Ice Cream
In this experiment, Calvin tested the volume of the explosion using different vinegars.
Unexploded bag bomb
Sandwich Bag Bomb
Models of three types of stress that can be placed on rock are described.
Modeling shear stress with playdoh.
Rock Under Stress
This simple activity connects the sounds encountered in different biomes with the sounds made by both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) features.
image is of a desert.
Sounds of Biomes
The following is part of a series of 6 different activities related to making football accessible with visual impairments or multiple disabilities.
6 indoor modified football activities
Indoor Modified Football: Activity 1 Running Handoff
An accessible math lesson is designed to teach graphing on a coordinate plane through dance steps with students who are blind or visually impaired.
square dancing
The Quad Step
This activity requires students who are blind or visually impaired to direct someone to their house using O&M, work readiness, and independent living
iPhone using BlindWays app
Orientation & Mobility: Directions to Home
Tips and strategies to make functions accessible to students who are blind or visually impaired
a variety of mathematical equations and functions
Tips and Strategies to Make Functions Accessible
This activity is designed to help students with visual impairments to use statistics to interpret data, in alignment with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
tactile bar graph with several bars reaching the top of the graph in the middle of the data set
Using Statistics to Interpret Categorical and Quantitative Data

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