Children’s who are Blind Voices Concerning Science

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to elicit views about basic aspects of children's who are b lind perceptions and knowledge of science in the view of the fact that science education (visual displays, graphical materials, experiments and so on) might pose a number of significant challenges in conditions without vision. Teaching blind child ren about natural phenomenon requires a different approach and methodology to the one used for sighted children. Such methods have to take into account that, by definition, sighted and visually impaired children experience physical phenomenon in different ways [1]. As a result specific equip ment such as assistive technology, accessible instruments, tactile graphics materials and strategies that could help children meets those challenges in order to acquire equivalent pro ficiencies as their sighted peers are needed [2].Taking into consideration the above mention challenges children who are blind were interviewed to find out the way they viewed science. Examp les of their understanding of science issues are presented, as identified fro m the interviews. The imp lications for teaching science education are discussed.

A regional approach to ancient urban studies in Greece through multi-settlement geophysical survey

“…Curiously, the east-west streets do not extend along an uninterrupted axis but are repositioned 10 m apart in a tiered arrangement as measured from the center of the streets. The north-south street is of special interest since it aligns with one uncovered during excavations near the agora (Andreou and Andreou 2012); surveying also mapped the southern extension of this same street in the field south of the excavations. Other organized streets were discovered 600 m from the agora in the western region.…”

“…Fieldwork since the early 20th century has mainly focused on a concentrated area of Elis around the agora (Eder and Mitsopoulos-Leon 1999;Heiden 2006) and more recently on a residential zone to the south (Andreou andAndreou 2007, 2012). The urban extent of the city is difficult to assess, since there are no fortification walls of any period visible on the surface.…”