Project Presentation
Our presentation will be about the use of Multiple Intelligences theory and how it can be used to develop and teach leson plans. Below you will find an outline the lays out the fundamental theory and how those elements can be used to teach a leson on the subject of my plant study for this quarter, valerian.
Presentation Outline
An approach overview for using the theory of multiple intelligence in teaching a plant biology lesson on Valeriana officinalis (Valerian).
I. Introduction
- This lesson plan and layout is to serve as a practical example of how multiple intelligence theory can be integrated into a lesson plan.
II. The Lesson
- Subject: Plant biology, specifically Valeriana officinalis or commonly called Valerian.
- Objective: To give students a practical understanding of the plant, its biological characteristics and needs and its practical usefulness.
- The general approach by intelligence.
- Verbal/linguistic learning
- Lecture with some reference to written materials while students take notes.
- Vocabulary word assignment
- Have each student give a classroom presentation.
- Logical/Mathematical learning
- Have students do a comparison/contrast activity where they compare valerian to another plant of there choice.
- Plant identification workshop where students practice identifying various strains of valerian according to prescribed dichotomous identification key.
- Have students prepare plant material for use according to prescribed instructions.
- Visual/special learning
- Present a plant specimen for direct examination by the students.
- Have students practice drawing the plant, preferably using the actual specimens as models.
- Bodily/kinesthetic learning
- Take the class for a nature walk where you find a naturally growing specimen (only practical in claimants where the plant is found). Make it like a treasure hunt where the students must use there observational and identification skills to find the plant themselves. This will give them some practical experience using their newfound knowledge as well as a since of achievement when they find the plant. If possible arrange the situation so that the specimen can actually be harvested by the students.
- Musical/rhythmic learning
- Have the students sing and perform a catchy little jingle which encompasses the subject matter.
- Interpersonal learning
- Do a group activity. This could very well involve some of the aforementioned activities such as the identification or preparation workshops.
- Intrapersonal learning
- The lesson plan should involve adequate time for students to work on their own. Again, this could integrate previously mentioned elements. Some good activities for this may include a reading/research/report righting activity.
- Naturalist learning
- Plant some valerian
- The nature walk & plant harvest works well here
- The identification workshop also incorporates this element.
- Bringing it all together
- Ultimately these 8 elements will come together into one integrated lesson plan. As can be plainly seen, several of the activities listed above incorporate multiple elements of the theory. This is a good thing. The structural overlap serves to reinforce each other and drive home the point of the lesson at hand.
- Conclusion.
III. Conclusion
- The goal is one contiguous lesson plan which incorporates all 8 elements simultaneously so that the information being presented reaches all of the students in a manor that lends its self to the particular strength of each particular student.
- Be sure to watch each student and try to determine where their strengths and weaknesses are so that you can adjust accordingly and try to play to their strengths.
