HR: 1340h
AN: ED43B-0855    [Abstracts]
TI: Space Activities for the Visually Impaired
AU: * Ries, J G
EM: moon@astro.as.utexas.edu
AF: McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 United States
AU: Baguio, M
EM: baguio@tsgc.utexas.edu
AF: Texas Space Grant Consortium, 3925 W. Braker Lane, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78759 United States
AB: To a visually impaired person celestial objects or concepts of space exploration are likely to be more abstract than to other people, but they encounter news about the universe through their daily life. A partnership between Texas Space Grant Consortium, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired provided the opportunity to assist visually impaired students increase their understanding of astronomy and space science. The activities helped visually impaired students activity engage in inquiry-based, hands-on astronomy activities. The experiences provided during the educator workshops, adapted instructional classroom activities, and tactile learning aids will be shared in the hopes that others may be able to incorporate these lessons into their regular teaching activities.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: Fall Meeting 2005