| Title: |
Traveling with Science |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Fast, Danene; Wild, Tiffany |
| Source: |
Science and Children. Jan 2018 55(5):54-59. |
| Availability: |
National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
6 |
| Publication Date: |
2018 |
| Intended Audience: |
Teachers |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Kindergarten |
| Descriptors: |
Visual Impairments; Science Instruction; Cues; Teaching Methods; Visually Impaired Mobility; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Kindergarten; Blindness; Motion; Physics; Hands on Science; Playgrounds |
| DOI: |
10.2505/4/sc18_055_05_54 |
| ISSN: |
0036-8148 |
| Abstract: |
For early elementary students with vision loss, these seemingly simple questions can pose great difficulty, especially when conceptual development is being established. Because students with vision loss are unable to observe non-verbal cues within environmental settings, supplemental learning techniques must be utilized for learning. In science, connecting real-world experiences with "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") is one way of helping students with vision loss understand, apply, and retain skills being taught in a classroom setting. This article explores how science teachers and orientation and mobility instructors can work together to provide access to science content for students with visual impairments while incorporating the orientation and mobility curriculum. Specifically, ideas for providing lessons in forces and motion to kindergarten students through coteaching and co-planning are provided to enable all students' access to the science curriculum. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Number of References: |
4 |
| Entry Date: |
2018 |
| Access URL: |
http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/4/sc18_055_05_54 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1166168 |
| Database: |
ERIC |