Naturalistic Intelligence
The human sensitivity to features of the natural world. This ability was more valued in our past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers.
These students often enjoy the outdoors, although this trait may also manifest itself in the ability to identify cars, designer clothing, and the like. This kind of pattern recognition and classification draws on the naturalist intelligence.
The "Nature Smart" Student
- Keen observer of the environment
- Intensely curious about biological and physical sciences
- Enjoys field trips
- Has deep emotional response to animals; seems to "talk their language"
- May enjoy animals more than people
- May find school "suffocating"
- Teachers rarely recognize or encourage this gift
Famous Naturalist Learners
John Audubon
Rachael Carson Jacques Cousteau |
Dian Fossey
Jane Goodall Meriwether Lewis and William Clark |
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/koala/
Carolina Raptor Centerhttp://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/
This page includes an EagleCam, which may work better using Internet Explorer, since Google Chrome kept asking for a plug-in it couldn't find. http://www.carolinaraptorcenter.org/learn/raptor-directory An encyclopedia of raptors. |