Event-Based Science^®

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Event-Based Science modules are meant to challenge students, to encourage them to rise to the demands of real-world problems. But what do you do if you have students who are already challenged? And what do you do if these students are mainstreamed into your regular classes?

The Event-Based Science Project has enlisted the help of four outstanding Special Education Teachers. During the next few months Mary Reese, Jenny Pryphun, Christopher Cuff, and Jennie Discepolo will develop general suggestions that will be posted on this page and specific modifications that will be linked to the three books above.

You will find that the list of general suggestions has been started and appears below. Specific modifications will be directed to one role from each Event-Based Science module. The theme of those modifications will be the addition of structure to that role.

Getting Started

Here are a few things that you can do now:

1. Avoid Overwhelming the Special Needs (SpN) Student - No student is expected to read everything in an EBS module. But when SpN students see all the Discovery Files, In the News articles, and other reading they can easily become overwhelmed. Try these ideas:
   1. Cut up one copy of the EBS module then give the SpN student only one sheet at a time.

      On that sheet, highlight the most important concepts, or blackout everything else.

      Select only the Discovery Files and In the News articles that are absolutely necessary for the particular job to get done.

2. Provide Options - The key to the success of every EBS module is the cooperative project we call the TASK. These tasks are real-world issues that require teams of students to work together, each playing a role and completing a particular part of the task. The four or five sub tasks that go with each role can be modified. You can create options that you offer to the whole class but that are designed to focus on the strengths of the SpN students in your class. We will be providing examples soon. They will be linked to the book covers above.

For links to other Event-Based Science books and pages, return to the EBS home page:

Event-Based Science Home Page