Skills Checklist

Name
Course Title
Instructor
Date

The Skills Checklist is designed to be used in conjunction with "Adapting
Science for Students with Visual Impairments; A Handbook for the Classroom
Teacher and Teacher of the Visually Impaired". The page numbers listed in the
first column of the checklist refer to where information for the topic in the
corresponding row can be found in the print handbook. The handbook provides suggested
items for use, and the abbreviations for the vendors from which they can be
obtained. Consult the Appendix in the handbook for details about the suggested
vendors.
                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Dissection                                   40
a. Instrument identification            40
b. Magnification                        40
-- CCTV                                      40
-- Dissecting microscope                36
-- Stand magnifier                      40
-- Other
c. Other
Force                                        46
a. Knows definition
b. Performs measurement                 46
c. Other
Length                                       42
a. Knows definition                     42
b. Length measurements
-- Meter tapes and rulers               42
-- String                                    43
-- Trundle Wheel                        43
-- Other
c. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Liquid Measurement                      49
a. Consider before dispensing liquids:  50
-- Fullness of source bottle            50
-- Does the measuring device:
-- Fit the mouth of the source bottle?
-- Reach the liquid level of the source bottle?
-- Pour a small amount from source
bottle into another container           50
-- Detects meniscus                     50
-- Other
b. Performs volume measurements:
-- Beakers                              52
-- Bottle top dispenser                 54
-- Graduated cylinders                  51
-- Graduated pipets                   54, 55
-- Syringes                           52, 53
-- Talking Jug                          54
-- Pipettors                          54, 55
-- Measuring volume by mass             56
-- Other
c. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Making Solutions                        18
a. Magnetic stirrer/magnetic stirring bar    56
b. Stirring rod                              56
c. Knows when solid is dissolved
d. Other
Mass                                    43
a. Knows definition                     43
b. Consider before measuring dry
chemicals:                                   47
-- Fullness of source jar
-- Size of spatula versus size of jar mouth
-- How far the jar must be tilted to scoop out chemical
-- Ability of student to maintain spatula contents
-- Ability of student to completely empty spatula and weighing container
-- Other
c. Performs mass measurements
-- Double cup balance                   44
-- Electronic digital scale             46
-- Spring scale                         46
-- Talking scale                        47
-- Triple beam balance                  45
-- Other
d. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Microscopy
a. Care of the microscope             34, 35
b. Compound Microscope
-- Understands parts                    33
-- Prepares wet mounts                38, 39
-- Views permanent slides or
wet mounts                            38, 39
-- Other
c. Dissecting Microscope                36
-- Understands parts                    36
-- Views objects on stage               38
-- Other
d. Microvideo Camera                    37
-- Understands parts                    37
-- Computer image capture               37
-- Views slides on compound
microscope                              37
-- Views objects on dissecting
microscope                              37
-- Other
e. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
pH                                           62
a. Knows definition                     62
b. Performs pH measurements
-- Litmus paper                         64
-- pH test strips                       64
-- pH meter                             63
-- Other
c. Other
Temperature                                  57
a. Knows definition
b. Performs temperature measurements    58
-- Glass thermometer                    58
-- Glass-free thermometer             58, 59
-- Talking thermometer                  58
-- Other
c. Performs cooling operations          58
-- Dry ice                                   58
-- Freezer                                   58
-- Ice bath                             58
-- Refrigerator/Freezer                 58
-- Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Temperature, continued
d. Performs heating operations          58
-- Bunsen Burner                        60
-- Hot plate                            62
-- Other
e. Other
Time                                    57
a. Performs time measurements           57
-- Analog clock/timer                   57
-- Atomic clock                         57
-- Digital clock/timer                  57
-- Other
b. Other
Units of Measurement
a. Metric vs. Imperial                  40
b. Table of Metric & Imperial equivalents    67
c. Table of Metric Units                41
d. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Volume                                  47
a. Knows definition                     47
b. Performs liquid volume measurements
-- Beakers                              52
-- Bottle top dispenser                 54
-- Graduated cylinders                  51
-- Graduated pipets                   54, 55
-- Measuring volume by mass             56
-- Pipettors                          54, 55
-- Syringes                           52, 53
-- Talking Jug                          54
-- Other
c. Determines volume of an object
-- Geometrically shaped                 47
-- Large objects                        48
-- Small objects                        48
-- Other
d. Other

                                                               Date      Type of       Identify
Skills Checklist                                  Skill       Skill     Magnifier     Adaptation
                                       Page       Needed     Achieved     Needed        Needed
Weight                                  43
a. Knows definition                     44
b. Performs weight measurements
-- Double cup balance                   44
-- Electronic digital scale             46
-- Spring scales                        46
-- Talking scales                       47
-- Triple beam balance                  45
-- Other
c. Other

