[Nfb-science] High school biology help needed

[Mark J. Cadigan]

When I was in biology class, the teacher would show the videos, and allow me 
to take them home where I could have someone describe them. Or, the teacher 
would describe them in class, but that was sometimes distracting to the 
other students.

I did not use that many mottles, but I was allowed to feel everything we 
were working with in the lab. Obviously, when I was dissecting something 
such as a sheep's hart, I had to be careful with the scalpels and other 
dissection instruments, but they are not dangerous when used properly. 
Tactile diagrams are sometimes useful, but sometimes they don't clearly show 
what's going on. I have found 3demenshinal plastic mottles to be the best 
when available.

You should not have to provide this material out of pocket. Ask the TVI how 
to borrow this stuff or get it with quota funds.

I am currently a senior, so biology was not all that long ago. Feel free to 
email me off list at kramc11 at gmail.com with any questions.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Ann Bennett" <mab749 at verizon.net>
To: <nfb-science at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 1:22 PM
Subject: [Nfb-science] High school biology help needed


> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list.  My daughter is visually impaired, in 10th grade
> biology class, and I was recently told by her science teacher that, though
> the teacher has a lot of interesting videos on cells, she doesn't show 
> them
> in class, because of my daughter.  Thus far, biology, which is a 
> fascinating
> subject, has been nothing but memorizing terms and my daughter is
> understandably becoming very bored.  I've googled 3D versions of plant and
> animal cells and have found a few that I think might be affordable to 
> order
> for home.  I've requested described DVDs from dcmp.org, but haven't 
> received
> them yet.  Do you have any recommendations for making high school biology
> interesting for a visually impaired student?
>
> Many thanks,
> Mary Ann Bennett
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