Gardner's Definition: Naturalist intelligence designates the human ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). This intelligence was not part of Gardner’s original theory of Mutiple Intelligence, but was added in 1997.
The nature smart kid is always curious about and wants to understand the natural world around them. We can see naturalist intelligence when the kid is fascinated by animals or plants with their behaviors. They enjoy identifying and classifying various animals and plants, and able to communion with the natural world. Then after, they have a good memory for the details of places where they have been and remember name of animals, plants, people and so forth. This is because kids dominated with this intelligence have a greater sensitivity to nature world.
Activities suited for those kids dominate naturalistic or nature smart are visiting to parks, zoos, aquariums, hiking, field trip and camping.
To enhance kid’s naturalistic intelligence, we can:
1. Enjoys nature.
2. Plant something and observe it grow.
3. Lie down together and look at the sky during the day and night.
4. Go to Zoo or parks.
5. Watch nature shows on television. (National Geographic)
6. Read books and magazines about nature.
7. Get involved with environmental organizations.
8. Caring for pets.
9. Collects rocks, shells, insects and knows the differences.
Why is NatureSmart important?
The benefits for awakening and developing kid’s NatureSmart are many and include the following:
• They gain an awareness of how nature effects and shapes.
• They develop a respect for other creatures which inhabit our world.
•They acquire a greater sensitivity to larger patterns in the environment, such as the weather, changing seasons, or phases of the moon and how they effect human.
• They nurture ability to grow things.
• They develop a care for and a desire to conserve the natural environment.
Link for Fun Instructional Applications for the classroom
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/index.html, instructional material for use by students and teachers in the classroom. Major scientific topics include oceans, earth resources, weather, space, and astronomy.
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/NASA.Educational.Products/Planetary.Geology/, a pdf document from NASA's Education Division with classroom activities in physical and earth sciences for grades 5 and up.
http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.html, Mineral Information Institute provides K-12 teachers with free geological, mineralogical, earth science, lesson plans & classroom materials about the Earth's ecology and natural resources
http://www.mii.org/teacherhelpers.html, Mineral Information Institute provides K-12 teachers with free geological, mineralogical, earth science, lesson plans & classroom materials about the Earth's ecology and natural resources
Edited by: Judy Tuh NS(KPLI Jan 2010)
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