"Hands On" Experiences for Exploration of the Life Sciences by Elementary Level Students

小学生探索生命科学的“动手”体验

• 批准号: 9252976
• 负责人: Judith Tamburlin
• 金额: $ 27.41万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Buffalo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-06-01 至 1997-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9252976&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Hands; Experiences; Exploration; Life; Sciences

This project will create a set of 100-200 haptic diagrams in the area of life science for use by blind, visually impaired, learning disabled, and at risk students, grades 3-7. These raised line diagrams will utilize differing textures and brailled labels along with auditory tapes, brailled text, and ink print text to provide further information about the content of the diagram. Teachers will be able to select from the available materials to respond to the learning modalities of students found in a mainstreamed classroom. Supplemental print materials for the teacher will provide follow-up activities that are designed to engage print-disabled students in hands-on, inquiry learning. These materials are intended for use in cooperative learning settings in the regular education classroom to decrease the isolation of disabled students and increase their interest and participation in science. The topics for the diagrams will be selected for their compatibility with the most commonly used science textbooks and with the overarching themes of Science For All Americans. Topics will include earth science, biology, ecology, and human biology. The materials will be field tested over two years in California, Texas, New York, and Kentucky. Dissemination will occur through the National Science Teachers Association, the "Special Net" system of the United States Resource Centers and Clearinghouses, and presentations made at national conferences for science teachers and teachers of blind and visually impaired students.

该项目将创建一套100-200张生命科学领域的触觉图，供3-7年级的盲人、视障、学习障碍和有风险的学生使用。这些凸起的线条图将利用不同的纹理和盲文标签以及听觉磁带、盲文和油墨打印文本来提供关于图表内容的进一步信息。教师将能够从现有的材料中进行选择，以回应学生在主流课堂上的学习方式。为教师提供的补充印刷材料将提供后续活动，这些活动旨在让有阅读障碍的学生参与动手探究学习。这些材料的目的是在常规教育课堂的合作学习环境中使用，以减少残疾学生的孤立感，提高他们对科学的兴趣和参与。图表的主题将根据它们与最常用的科学教科书和《面向全体美国人的科学》的总体主题的兼容性来选择。主题将包括地球科学、生物学、生态学和人类生物学。这些材料将在加利福尼亚州、德克萨斯州、纽约州和肯塔基州进行为期两年的实地测试。将通过全国科学教师协会、美国资源中心和资料交换所的“特别网”系统进行传播，并在全国科学教师和盲人和视力受损学生的教师会议上发表演讲。