MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES & BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

UNIT OF WORK

UNIT OF STUDY: CORAL REEFS YEAR LEVEL: 5/6

Multiple Intelligences	Bloom’s Taxonomy: Six Thinking Levels
	Knowing	Understanding	Applying	Analysing	Creating	Evaluating
Verbal I enjoy reading, writing & speaking	Brainstorm all the types of coral that you know about	Write an information report about one type of coral	Prepare and deliver a short speech contrasting two types of coral	Investigate the types of fish that are found on the Reef	Predict what would happen if all the Coral died	Form teams and conduct a debate `Should people be allowed to fish on the Reef.’
Mathematical I enjoy working with numbers & science	Classify your findings on `threats’ into natural and man-made	Research the number of people in your class who have been to see the Great Barrier Reef	Construct a map of Australia, and mark in the Great Barrier Reef	Do a Force Field Analysis using one of the concerns affecting the reef	Create a cage that will protect a diver from box jellyfish	Complete an evaluation of a video on the Great Barrier Reef
Visual I enjoy painting drawing & visualising	Choose five types of Marine Life and construct a class graph on student’s favourite fish	Design a poster encouraging people to protect the Reef	Create a slide show with information/ description or narrative – using pictures located on the internet	Invent a ‘perfect’ wet suit which will repel sharks	Invent a fishing boat that uses only environmentally friendly practices	Discuss the fishing boat designs. Are they practical?
Kinaesthetic I enjoy doing hands-on activities	Game - Charades Describe through mime – words associated with fish	Draw an aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland coast	Construct a fish from a variety of materials	Role play a Politician telling an environmentalist how he/she will protect the safety of the Sea Turtle	Create a Board game showing ways of preserving the Reef	Design and create a poster/ mini project showing what you have learnt about the Coral Reef
Musical I enjoy making & listening to music	Learn and sing a song about fish	Create percussion rhythms to accompany song `Jaws’	Listen to whale sounds and `interpret’ what they are saying	You have discovered that certain types of music allow you to communicate with whales – Demonstrate!	In a group compose a ‘Reef rap’.	Perform songs about fish to a group of friends
Interpersonal I enjoy working with others	Brainstorm with others in the class how many types of sea creatures you know	Design and put together a wall mural showing the various sea creatures of the GBR	With a friend, draw/ illustrate and label a sea creature from the GBR	In small groups do a PMI of a shark who has wandered into the Reef	With a partner create a new logo for the GBR Marine park	In a group devise safety signs for showing tourists the dangers of the Reef
Intrapersonal I enjoy working by myself	Do a Y chart showing how you would look and feel before your first Scuba dive	Write a diary entry about your trip to the GBR	What would you like to experience as a tourist at the Reef.	Why do you think people visit the GBR?	Predict what the GBR will look like in 20 years if nothing is done, using a POOCH	Complete a personal reflection on the ‘GBR’ unit using a KWL