The Alliance for Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

MESA Online Supplement: Packaging and the Environment

This set of activities involves cutting, taping, and manipulating cardboard shapes and other small objects. These activities will present the greatest challenges to students with upper body mobility or fine motor impairments. Have students work with partners or in small groups so that each student can contribute according to his or her strengths. For information on suggested accommodations, select an activity below.

• Activity 1: Fill and Wrap It Up
• Activity 2: The Root of It All
• Activity 3: Extra! Extra!
• Activity 4: Percents and Packaging
• Activity 5: More Is Less

You may also select a disability type to see the suggested accommodations across all the activities.

• Low Vision
• Blindness
• Hearing Impairments
• Learning Disabilities
• Mobility Impairments
• Health Impairments
• Psychosocial Impairments

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