USE YOUR BRAIN –

Multiple Intelligences                                                                            

Numbered Heads: Which type of intelligence you think he or she is…

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?

Tupac Shakur

Linguistic Intelligence

• Skilled with words

Can you define intelligence?

Albert Einstein

Logical/ Mathematical Intelligence

• Skilled with numbers & reasoning

Can you define intelligence?

Stan Lee

Spatial Intelligence

• Skilled with pictures & images

Can you define intelligence?

Kobe Bryant

                                 

Bodily/ Kinesthetic Intelligence

Can you define intelligence?

Taylor Swift

Musical Intelligence• Skilled with melody & rhythm

Can you define intelligence?

Mark Zuckerberg

Interpersonal Intelligence• Skills of social understanding

Can you define intelligence?

Derrick Coleman

Intrapersonal Intelligence• Skills of self-knowledge

Can you define intelligence?

Bear Grylls

Naturalistic Intelligence• Skills of making connection to elements in nature

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