Adaptação do planisfério celeste para deficientes visuais

Abstract

The present work brings the construction of a planisphere and celestial tactile charts to assist teachers in the teaching of astronomy for students with visual impairment. We know that the interaction of the student with the environment and objects helps in learning. Therefore for students with visual impairment it is extremely important that this interaction occurs, given that they develop great skills with touch, which helps them in the learning process. The tactile planisphere is an excellent pedagogical material to offer people with low vision or blind, when the subject is recognition of the constellations. With the aid of a blind academic, it was possible to better adapt the relief of constellations and nomenclatures in Braille. Lines of constellations made with wire wire join the stars made with silicone glue. Learning about the formation of the planets, solar system and constellations, can be considered easy for sighted people, but for people with visual impairment, it would be practically impossible to have a real notion of these characteristics without a special high relief material that can be touched.