Teaching labs for blind students: equipment to measure the thermal expansion coefficient of a metal
Abstract
We design a Physics Teaching Laboratory experience for blind students, to measure the linear thermal expansion coefficient of an object. We use an open-source electronic prototyping platform to create an interactive electronic device that converts visual signals into acoustic signals, allowing a blind student to participate at the same pace with his/her classmates during the laboratory session. This adaptation was tested with a student group where one of them was blind, turning out to be a highly rewarding experience for the latter, as it was the first time he was able to fully participate in a laboratory session.
- Publication:
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European Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- May 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1088/1361-6404/ab7c6b
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2001.05957
- Bibcode:
- 2020EJPh...41c5704N
- Keywords:
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- physics education;
- inclusion;
- thermal expansion;
- Physics - Physics Education
- E-Print:
- doi:10.1088/1361-6404/ab7c6b