Tactile Astronomy

Explore our Solar System through "Meet Our Neighbours" activity series in tactile form. This collection of activities uses cheap or household items to create a tactile hands-on experience for visually impaired students and their non-visually impaired peers.

1406_tactile_earth
Meet our home: planet Earth
Explore a tactile version of our home, the Earth, with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-26 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Earth
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h 30m
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1408_materials
Meet our neighbours: Moon
Explore the tactile version of our moon with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Moon
Age
6 - 12
Time
2h
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finished
Meet our neighbours: Sun
Explore the tactile version of our star; the Sun with household materials.
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Sun
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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2407-astroedu-starsizes
Touching the stars
A tactile activity to understand the size and evolution of stars
DATE: 2024-09-05 BY: Cristina Mercante; Raffaele Belligoli
Theme
stars
Age
8+
Time
1h
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