Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments: a Handbook for the Classroom Teacher

Science

Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments: A Handbook for the Classroom Teacher and TVI

Azer's Interactive Periodic Table Study Set (atom model, electron configuration, balancing equations)

Bunsen Burner/Hot Plate

Calculator type______

Compass

Dissection of ______

DNA/RNA kit

DNA twist

Genetic Code Large Print Braille tables

Drawing

Draftsman Drawing Board
Graphic art tape
Point symbols I and II
Star stickers

Food Pyramid

Genetic Code

Globe

Graphing on a coordinate grid

Graphic Aid for Mathematics (rubber graph board)
Graph paper (dark print or tactile)
Dot marker collection
Sticky foam sheets
Brass fasteners

Maps

Relief map for desk use
US & Canada tactile/print atlas
State maps collection NE
State maps collection SE
State maps collection Central
State maps collection Western
Recognizing landforms
Maps represent real places
Braille Transcribers kit: US Maps
Braille Transcribers kit: Countries & Continents
National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States
World at Your Fingers
US puzzle map

Measuring Length-metric or standard (length?)

CCTV ruler (standard 6 in, metric 15 cm)
1 foot Metric/English(braille only)
Yardstick
Meterstick (braille only)
Standard measuring tape
Metric measuring tape
Flexible meterstick
Click ruler
Talking tape measure
Stick on tactile ruler
Large Print/Braille Toss-Away Ruler (7 in/17 cm)

Measuring liquids

Measuring weight or mass

Microscope

Models (brain, ear, eye, heart, pregnancy, skin)

Periodic table

Punnett Squares (2x2 or 4x4)

Spring scales

Thermometers

Demonstration
Tactile
Talking

Timer/Stopwatch

Trays(sides/compartments for equipment, etc.)

Vernier probes

Weather

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Available Graphics which are Tactile and Braille

Sense of Science: Plants

Bean Seed
Flower
Leaf
Leaf Types
Log Cross-Section
Seedling
Taproot System
Tree

Sense of Science: Animals

Ant
Bird
Butterfly
Butterfly life cycle
Fish
Frog life cycle
Mouse
Snake
Spider
Spider web
Tracks
Turtle

Sense of Science: Astronomy

Circumplar constellations
Cross section of the sun
Galaxy types
Lunar eclipse
Milky way galaxy
Moon phase cards
Orbit of the comet
Our solar system
Phases of the moon
Planetary orbits
Planets: Quick Fact Cards
Relative distances of the planets
Relative sizes of the planets
Solar eclipse
Space shuttle
Ursa major/Ursa minor

Life Science Tactile Graphics

1Light or Compound Microscope
2Cell Sizes and Shapes
3Comparing Animal and Plant Cells
4Mitochondrion
5Chloroplast
6Prokaryotic Cell
7Bacterial Types
8DNA
9DNA Double Helix
10DNA Replication
11Translation
12Chromosome Duplication
13Cell Cycle Chart
14Mitosis
15Meiosis I
16Meiosis II
17Non-Disjunction in Meiosis I
18Non-Disjunction in Meiosis II
19Fertilization
20Viral Replication
21Membrane Transport 1
22Membrane Transport 2
23Pedigree
24Forelimb Bones
25Comparative Embryology
26Skin Cross-Section
27Neuron
28The Eye
29The Ear
30Using Lenses for Vision Correction
31Sense of Taste
32Leaf Cross-Section
33Tree Canopy & Roots
34Vascular Structure of Wood
35Plant Intake and Output
36Moss Life Cycle
37Fern Life Cycle
38Pine Life Cycle
39Parts of a Flower
40Monocot and Dicot Seeds
41Seed Germination
42Sponge
43Sponge Life Cycle
44Cnidarian Stinging Cell
45Cnidarian Life Cycle
46Flatworm and Roundworm
47Snail Body Plan
48Insect Metamorphosis
49Insect Feeding Adaptations
50Fish Internal Organs
51Fish Skeleton
52Amniotic Egg
53Bird Flight Adaptations
54Water Cycle
55Carbon Cycle
56Food Web

Basic Science Tactile Graphics

1Leaf Shapes and Veins
2Parts of a Seed (Cutaway View)
3Germination of a Bean Plant (Three Stages)
4Parts of a Flower
5Fertilization
6Types of Roots
7Plant Cell
8Sea Anemone
9Flatworms
10Segmented Worm
11Insect
12Egg (Cutaway View)
13Mitosis
14Virus
15Valve Inside Vein (Cutaway View)
15Blood Flow from Artery to Vein
16The Eye—Front View
17Parts of the Eye (Cutaway Side View)
18Image Formation on Retina
18Refraction
19Reflection
20Curved Mirrors
21Sound Frequencies
22(Key)
23North American Air Masses
24Cold Front
25Warm Front
26Weather Symbols/Weather Map of United States
27The Atmosphere
28Earth’s Layers
29Volcano Formation (Cutaway View)
30Earthquake Shifts Earth Layers
31World Map Showing Earthquake Zones
32Map of Earthquake and Volcano Zones
33Ocean Floor (Cutaway View)
34Moon’s Effect on Tides
35Wave Braking on Shore
36Sunlight on the Moon and Earth
36Moon Phases
37Summer and Winter Sunlight
38Direct Rays and Slanting Rays
39Elliptical Paths of Planets Around the Sun
40(Key)
41The Solar System
42Stars in the Milky Way Galaxy
43States of Matter
43Atom
44Molecules and Compounds
44Water Molecule
45Field Around Bar Magnet
46Fields Around Magnetic Poles
47Inside a Battery
47Flow of Current
48Circuitry Symbols
48Simple Circuit Diagram
49Inside a Light Bulb
50Airflow Around Wing (Side View)
50Forces Acting on Airplane in Flight
51Propulsion
52Powering a Rocket

Basic Tactile Anatomy Atlas – Volume I

1Anterior View of the Skeleton
2Anterior View of Skull
3Typical Vertebra
4Scapula
5Typical Long Bone
6Bones of the Hand
7Bones of the Foot
8Anterior View of Muscles
9Posterior View of Muscles
10Superficial Back Muscles
11Components of a Cell
12Multipolar Neuron
13Lateral View of Brain
14Lobes of the Brain
15The Eye
16The Ear
17Endocrine Glands
18Pituitary Gland
19Pancreas

Basic Tactile Anatomy Atlas – Volume II

20Anterior View of the Heart
21Posterior View of the Heart
22Circulation Through the Heart
23Arterial Pulse Points
24Blood Cells
25Lymph Node Regions
26Paranasal Sinuses
27Superior View of Larynx
28Respiratory Passages
29Interior of the Lung
30Lung Alveolus and Capillary
31Nose, Mouth, Pharynx
32Oral Cavity
33Salivary Glands
34Structure of a Tooth
35Position of Abdominal Organs
36Position of Abdominal Organs
37Position of Abdominal Organs
38Stomach
39Biliary Apparatus and Pancreas
40Interior of Kidney
41Male Pelvis
42Female Pelvis
43Female Reproductive System
44Ovulation and Implantation of Ovum
45Fertilization
46Structure of a Chromosome
47Structure of DNA
48Mitosis

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3-D Microscopic Models

Plate 1 Relative sizes and petri dish

1. Life sized water flea models, bacterium, and viruses

2. Model Petri dish with colonies

Plate 2 Viruses

1. Papillomavirus

2. Adenovirus

3. Reovirus

4. Calicivirus

5. Enterovirus, Rhinovirus

6. Hepatitis B virus

7. Herpes I & II viruses, Varicella Zoster virus

8. Smallpox virus

Plate 3 Viruses

1. Influenza virus Mumps virus Rubeola virus

2. Human immunodeficiency virus

3. Corona virus

4. Western equine encephalitic virus, Eastern equine encephalitic virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitic virus Rubella virus

5. Viruses for:Yellow fever, West Nile Disease, Hepatitis C, Saint Louis encephalitic disease

6. Rabies virus

7. Ebola virus

Plate 4 Bacteria, chemoorganotrophic gram positive

1. Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, PeptococcusPeptostreptococcus

2. Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus pyogenes

3. Streptococcus pneumoniae

4. Lactobacillus, Listeria

5. Bacillus species & Bacillus anthracis

6. Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium tetani, Clostridium botulinum

7. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare, Mycobacterium leprae

8. Streptomyces

9. Corynebacterium diphtheria

10. Mycoplasma pneumonia

Plate 5 Bacteria, chemoorganotrophic gram negative

1. Neisseria meningitides, Neisseria gonorrhea

2. & 3.Bacteria with flagella, Escherichia coli, Salmonella species, Salmonella typhi, Shigella, Yersinia entercolitica, Yersinia pestis

4. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

5. Helicobacter pylori

6. Campylobacter jejunum

7. Vibrio cholerae

8. Legionella pneumophila

9. Bacteroides species

10. Fusobacterium species

Plate 6 Bacteria, chemoorganotrophic gram negative and chemolithotrophic

1. Bdellovibrio

2. Haemophilus influenza

3. Bordetella pertussis, Pasteurellamultocida

4. Francisellatularensis

5. Treponemapallidum, Leptospira, Borrelia

6. Zoogloea

7. Rhizobium

8. Thiobacillus

9. Nitrosomonas

10. Gallionella

Plate 7 Bacterial genetic exchange

1. Conjunction

2. Transduction

3. Transformation

Plate 8 Bacteria, phototrophic

1. Anabaena

2. Aphanizomenon

3. Cylindrospermopsis

Plate 9 Bacteria, phototrophic

1. Oscillatoria, Planktothrix

2. Pseudanabaena

3. Arthrospira, Spirulina

4. Microcystis

Plate 10 Archaea

1. Sulfolobus

2. Halococcus

3. Haloferax

4. Haloquadratum

5. Archeoglobus

6. Methanogenium

7. Methanosarcina

8. Methanospirillum

Plate 11 Protists, amoebae

1. Proteus

2. Entamoebahistolytica

3. Acanthamoeba and Naegleria

Plate 12 Protists, ciliates

1. Paramecium

2. Vorticella

3. Lacrymaria

Plate 13 Protists, flagellates and coccidia

1. Euglena

2. Giardia

3. Cryptosporidium

Plate 14 Protists, blood parasites

1. Trypanosome

2. Plasmodium

Plate 15 Protists, unicellular algae

1. Rhodomonas

2. Cyclotella

3. Fragillaria

4. Peridinium

Plate 16 Protists, colonial and filamentous algae

1. Asterionella

2. Gametocyte

3. Spirogyra

Plate 17 Fungi, yeast and dimorphic fungi

1. Candida albicans

2. Saccharomyces

3. Malassezia furfur, Malassezia pachydermatous

4. Histoplasma

Plate 18 Fungi, molds

1. Trichophyton

2. Aspergillus

Plate 19 Metazoa

1. Rotifer

2. Nematode