CollegeScope Activity Template - Human eSources



Multiple Intelligences Matching Quiz

Learning Outcome(s):

Recognize different intelligences.

Match people famous with their most recognized intelligences.

List at least one additional famous person for every intelligence.

Time Needed: 30 minutes

Prerequisites: Introduction to Multiple Intelligences theory.

Materials Needed: One copy of the Multiple Intelligences Matching Quiz (attached) for each student.

Introductory Activity:

Introduce multiple intelligences and tell students that in today's lesson they will be identifying the intelligence of others. The Multiple Intelligence Quizzes Activity can be done as an introduction.

Core Activities:

Distribute the Multiple Intelligences Matching Quiz to the students. Ask students to work individually to complete the quiz.

When students have finished the quiz, ask students to form small groups and find examples of other famous people with a particularly strong intelligence.

Quiz Answers:

E. Michael Jordan, bodily kinesthetic;

I. Aristotle, existential;

B. Martin Luther King, Jr, interpersonal;

G. Sigmund Freud, intrapersonal;

F. William Shakespeare, linguistic;

C. Albert Einstein, mathematical;

A. William James ("will.i.am"), musical;

H. Charles Darwin, naturalist;

D. George Lucas, spatial.

Variations/Extensions:

Online Variations:

Setup as an online quiz for students to complete. After all students have completed the quiz, ask them to share examples using a discussion thread.

Multiple Intelligences Matching Quiz

Directions: Match the person with the intelligence at the right:

|____ Michael Jordan |Musical: hearing and remembering musical patterns |

|____ Aristotle |Interpersonal: understanding other people |

|____ Martin Luther King, Jr. |Mathematical: working with numbers |

|____ Sigmund Freud |Spatial: manipulating objects in space |

|____ William Shakespeare |Bodily-Kinesthetic: using your body |

|____ Albert Einstein |Linguistic: using language |

|____ William James “will.i.am” |Intrapersonal: understanding yourself |

|____ Charles Darwin |Naturalist: understanding the environment |

|____ George Lucas |Existential: pondering the meaning of life and |

| |our place in the universe |

Work with other students in a group to give examples of other famous person’s in these categories.

Musical

Interpersonal

Mathematical

Spatial

Bodily Kinesthetic

Linguistic

Intrapersonal

Naturalist

Existential

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