Lesson plan
Physical Science Lessons
Hands-on lessons related to the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics and chemistry.
On this page you’ll find a listing of hands-on lessons that have been adapted or modified for students who are blind or visually impaired in the area of Physical Sciences, which is the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics and chemistry. Student projects have also been included.
Atoms and Periodic Table
- Atom Cannot Be Divided
- Atom Walk
- Atomic Number and Mass Number with the APH Azer Model
- The Elementor Periodic Table App
- Exploring Radioactivity with Students with Visual Impairments
- Free/Low-Cost Periodic Table Teaching Tool for the Visually Impaired
- Interactive Atom-Building Activity (Part 1)
- Interactive Atom Activity Part 2: Using a Hula Hoop
- Modeling Ionic Bonding of Atoms with the AZER APH Model
- Polyatomic Ion Bingo
- Review of atom concepts with the AZER atomic model and the APH Periodic Table
- Using a Periodic Table to Determine Valence Electron
Chemical Reactions
- Balancing Chemical Equations Using a Tactual Model
- Chemical or Physical Change?
- Endothermic or Exothermic Reaction?
- Forensic Chemistry: What it is and what it does
- Rate of Reaction Lab
- Solar Power: Exploding Film Canisters, Centripetal Force, Solar Oven
Electric and Magnetic Forces
Energy
- Building a Catapult
- Conductors of Heat: Hot Spoons!
- Heat Transfer through Popping Popcorn
- Heat Transfer Unit
- Interactive Tactile Diagram of a Simple Circuit
- Light Energy
- Light Theremin
- The Science of Tea: Reviewing Energy Transfer
Force and Motion
- Adapted 3-Variable Formula Triangle
- Balance
- Causes of Friction – Surface
- Centripetal Force Model
- Friction
- Friction Boards
- Friction of Different Surfaces: Lab
- Gravity and Weight
- Gravity Cars
- Gravity Unit for Students with Multiple Disabilities
- Inertia Tower
- Introducing Friction
- Introduction to Force: Push and Pull
- Measuring Speed
- Measuring Velocity: An active model
- Momentum
- Motion and Forces: Building Cars and Racing Them
- Motion and Forces: Newton’s First Law of Motion
- Motion and Forces: Newton’s Second Law of Motion
- Motion and Forces: Newton’s Third Law of Motion
- Newton’s Rocket
- Position and Motion: Hot Wheels
- Using an Active Model to Measure Speed
Measurement
Pressure
Sound
- How Does Sound Travel?
- Making a Musical Instrument: An Introduction to the Study of Sound
- Name that Frequency
States of Matter
- Borax Crystal Ornaments
- Casting and Molding
- Changing Solids to Liquids
- Conservation of Mass
- How Water Changes State
- Mixtures and Solutions
- Not So Solid…Not So Liquid… Glue-up
- States of Matter Introduction: Simple Hands-On Activity
- States of Matter, Cornstarch and Water “Monster” Activity
Volume, Mass, and Density
- Intro to Volume and Mass
- Mass of a Penny Lab
- Volume, Mass and Density Boxes
- Volume Lab
- Why Is It Floating?
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
Student Projects
- Adding Mentos to Soda
- Baking Soda and Vinegar’s Reaction
- Can the Boiling Point of Water be Changed?
- How Motors Work
- Magnetic Attractions
- Measuring the Bounciness of Balls
- Sandwich Bag Experiment
- “Speak to Me”: Speakers and Microphones
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