Middle School Science- Multiple Intelligences Lesson Plan Zainab Anjum

Middle School ScienceMultiple Intelligences Lesson Plan Zainab Anjum

Spatial/Visual Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will create a foldable of the layers of the Earth. This will allow students with this intelligence to get a visual representation of the layers of the earth and their characteristics. Materials: Construction paper, scissors, glue, blank sheet with layers of earth, color pencils/markers, and pencils.

Linguistic-Verbal Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will write a story in which they will pretend to travel to the center of the Earth. They should describe what they see and how the surface feels as they go through each layer. This activity is for linguistic-verbal learners, because it involves writing stories and using words and description. Materials: Notebook paper, class notes, and a good imagination 😊

Interpersonal Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: This activity will involve the Kagan strategy Mix-Pair-Share. The students will get out of their seats, and walk around the room until the music stops. Then, students will pair up and answer the question the teacher asks about layers of the Earth. Materials: Music and students

Musical Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will listen and sing along to a song about the layers of the earth. This will help students who learn best by music because this activity involves rhythm and song. Materials: Video and students

Naturalistic Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will go outside and draw a diagram of the layers of the earth and label it with chalk. This will help Naturalistic learners since they learn best in an outdoor environment. Materials: Chalk and students

Logical-Mathematical Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will get a card sort and they will try to match the characteristics and the locations of the layers of the Earth with the right layers. This activity is perfect for logical-mathematical learners since they learn best through categorizing. Materials: Card sort

Bodily-Kinesthetic Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will create a model of the structure of the earth with playdough. This will help bodily-kinesthetic learners because this activity is hands-on. Materials: Signs with names of layers and students

Intrapersonal Content: 6th Grade Science Topic: Layers of the Earth Activity: Students will read a short passage on the layers of the Earth, answer questions on it, and write a paragraph explaining what they learned from the article. This is intrapersonal since the students will be reflecting on what they learned. Materials: Notebook paper, worksheet with questions and article