Using the Sense of Touch in Environmental Education for a Severely Physically Disabled Child

Abstract

This research project focused on environmental education for a severely physically disabled child. The relationship between the shape of seeds and the mechanism of seed dispersal in the case of thorns attached to seeds in three species of plants was taught with and without the use of the sense of touch. The concept mapping method was used for evaluation. Using the sense of touch was more effective than not using it. I concluded that using the sense of touch in environmental education was useful in concept formation and that the concept mapping method was an accurate means of evaluation.