USE YOUR BRAIN - Multiple Intelligences

                                                                           

Howard Gardner 1983

While you watch this slide show….• Think of famous people who fit each type of

intelligence.

• Give Mr. Jones your list and he will put their pictures in this slide show.

• Remember, no one is MORE intelligent than anyone else, we are just intelligent in different ways.

• Being smart is about the choices we make, not how we are born

Who is intelligent?

8 Intelligences – by Dr. Howard Gardner

1. Linguistic

2. Logical/ Mathematical

3. Spatial

4. Bodily/ Kinesthetic

5. Musical

6. Interpersonal

7. Intrapersonal

8. Naturalistic

Can you define intelligence?

Toni Morrison

Linguistic Intelligence• Skilled with words• “The Word Player”

Can you define intelligence?

Albert Einstein

Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence

• Skilled with numbers & reasoning• “The Questioner”

Can you define intelligence?

Milton Caniff

Spatial Intelligence• Skilled with pictures & images• “The Visualizer”

Can you define intelligence?

Cy Young

                                 

Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence

• Physical skill• “The Mover”

Can you define intelligence?

Doris Day

Musical Intelligence• Skilled with melody & rhythm• “The Music Lover”

Can you define intelligence?

James A. Garfield

Interpersonal Intelligence• Skills of social understanding• “The Socializer”

Can you define intelligence?

Helen Keller

Intrapersonal Intelligence• Skills of self-knowledge• “The Individual”

Can you define intelligence?

Sacagawea

Naturalistic Intelligence• Skills of making connection to elements in nature• “The Outdoorsman”

Multiple Intelligences (MI) ChecklistPreliminary assessment

- Take the Multiple Intelligences Quiz and total up your scores.

- Work with your teacher to create a chart showing which intelligences are represented in your class.

- Keep your quiz and class data in your portfolio in the “about me” section.

Linguistic

If you have strong linguistic intelligence you might learn better by

• Reading• Memorizing• Playing word games (Scrabble, Anagrams, Password)• Making up rhymes, puns• Using the internet

Logical/Mathematical LearnerIf you have strong logical-

mathematical intelligence you might learn better by• Recording information systematically• Setting up experiments (“What if…?”)

• Playing strategy games (Chess, Checkers)

• Analyzing data • Asking logical questions• Using the internet

Spatial Learner

If you have strong spatial intelligence you might learn better by

• Studying pictures• Watching videos• Using visual, tangible aids• Doing mazes, puzzles • Making predictions• Using the internet

Bodily/Kinesthetic LearnerIf you have strong bodily-kinesthetic

intelligence you might learn better by• Doing role plays• Constructing physical examples• Exercising while reviewing• Visiting museums, institutions, parks • Asking logical questions• Using the internet

Musical Learner

If you have strong musical intelligence you might learn better by• Listening to recordings• Talking to yourself• Making up songs • Mentally repeating information • Reading aloud• Changing tempo

Interpersonal Learner

If you have strong interpersonal intelligence you might learn better by• Studying in groups• Comparing information with others• Interviewing experts• Relating personal experiences • Being a teamplayer• Doing cooperative projects

Intrapersonal Learner

If you have strong intrapersonal intelligence you might learn better by• Avoiding distractions• Establishing personal goals • Playing solitary games • Setting own pace • Working alone• Relating personal experiences

Naturalistic Learner

If you have strong naturalistic intelligence you might learn better by• Studying outside

• Learning in the presence of plants & pets• Relating environmental issues to topics• Smelling, seeing touching, tasting,• Observing natural phenomenon

Multiple Intelligences

• Intelligences Reframed

• Studies continue…– Naturalistic Intelligence

– Moral Intelligence

– Spiritual Intelligence

Review

• As you look at each of the following images…– Identify the intelligence that it

represents.

– Name two characteristics of each intelligence.

– Name someone you know who has this intelligence.

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Key for Multiple Intelligences Survey A. LinguisticB. Logical-MathematicalC. Visual-SpatialD. MusicalE. Bodily-KinestheticF. InterpersonalG. IntrapersonalH. Naturalist