Difficult task for today's ESL lesson... How to relate one of the labs we've done to every single type of intelligence?
First of all, is to choose a lab to write about... I think the "Mystery Solutions" activity can be a good choice. Let's see how to deal with different learning styles or types of intelligences while doing this activity.
- Linguistic intelligence is developed because children have to communicate with their partners in writing: they have to explain their outcomes and to write accurate questions and answers.
- Logical and mathematical skills are required because children have to design an experimental procedure to mix samples, to collect data, to make tests...
- Visual-spatial intelligence is incorporated by visually examining the samples, by using charts or other graphic resources to organize data...
- Interpersonal abilities are necessary to communicate with your partner and to discuss your results with the rest of the students.
- Intrapersonal intelligence is developed considerably in this activity as most of the work is done individually.
- Naturalistic intelligence is needed to interpret the experimental results and to make connections with the children's knowledeg about nature.
- Bodily-kinesthetic and musical intelligences are perhaps the most difficult to promote with this activity. The first one, may have something to do with the way you physically manipulate your samples, and the eye-droppers containing them. The latter must definitely be addressed through a different activity.
Has anybody an idea of how to develop musical intelligence in science labs???
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