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Life Sciences ActivitiesWe have adapted the following activities to meet the needs of our students. We hope these adaptation ideas inspire teachers to find their own creative ways to include students who are visually impaired in the science classroom. Click on the activity name to see the full activity details and to download and print the activity sheet to take to your classroom. Support from the Grousbeck Family Foundation enabled WGBH and the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) to work with faculty at Perkins to adapt or develop lesson plans built around Teachers’ Domain resources. These lesson plans are available for use by any teacher with a blind or visually impaired student. Life Cycle of PlantsPurpose: The five activities included within this lesson plan provide students with evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle. Life Cycle of Frogs, Dragonflies and ButterfliesPurpose: In this lesson, students learn the concept of metamorphosis in an organism’s life cycle by studying the growth and development of butterflies, frogs, and dragonflies. Human Body RegulationPurpose: This lesson plan teaches students how the human body self-regulates to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment -- a process called homeostasis. Blood Flow Through the HeartPurpose: To illustrate the flow of blood in the heart and the function of the heart valves. Building an Organic MoleculePurpose: By providing a three dimensional model of a sugar molecule, this activity demonstrates the shape of a molecule that everyone hears about but never sees. Glucose is a simple sugar created during photosynthesis in plants. This activity illustrates the bonding of carbon and other atoms to form this important molecule. Building and examining this model provides an introduction to the world of chemicals found in all living things Cell DivisionPurpose: To provide an opportunity for students to experience how the division of cells increases the number of cells exponentially. Chromosome Models: KaryoptyingPurpose: To provide a tactile opportunity for students to construct a karyotype, an organized model of an organism’s chromosomes, showing the chromosome’s size and shape. Classification Line-upPurpose: To create an interactive model for learning the classification system (taxonomy) of living things. The Function of Villi in the Small IntestinePurpose: To examine a model of the inside of the small intestine to support understanding of the function of villi in digestion. Modeling a Plant CellPurpose: To create an accurate representation of the shape and characteristics of plant cells.
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