NATURALISTIC INTELLIGENCE
Naturalistic intelligence is one of researcher Howard Garner's nine multiple
intelligences. This particular intelligence that involves how sensitive an individual is to nature
and the world. People who excel in this intelligence typically are interested in growing plants,
taking care of animals or studying animal or plants. For example, mostly those who have a
high naturalist intelligence are most likely zookeepers, biologist, gardeners and
veterinarians. According to
HOW THE ACTIVITY IS CARRIED OUT
The activities started out with self-introduction by each group member which consists
with five members. Then we also conduct a set induction before we starting the activities by
display an iguana. Then, we start giving an instruction about the activities that we going to
do that day. There are two types of activities that we have prepared for students first is
‘‘Where Am I From’’ and second is ‘‘Who Am I’’.
The first activities is ‘‘Where Am I From’’ and every student must pick one animal that
we prepared for them and they need put the animal according to their original habitat on the
world map that we created for them as they have an affinity for natural habitats such as
forests, deserts, oceans/lakes or streams, wetlands . Then, the second activities is ‘‘Who Am
I’’ , a group activity that allow them to form three person in each group and they need to work
together to guess what inside the mystery box and each group will be given a different
content, texture and naturalistic character. After they guess the content in the box they need
to visualize it through any types of art form including, paper origami, sketch, and drawing.
Table 1.0
Table 1.0 shows content in mysterious box that our group provided to students do
‘Who Am I’ activities. During the activity we strictly instruct them to wear plastic glove to
prevent by touching directly the nature content that we prepared for them and also as a
precautions for their safety in term of hygiene.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACTIVITY WITH ART IMPLEMENTATION
The implications of activities with art implementation that we conduct during that day
are, we can know which student is more naturalistic and how they can implement the
naturalistic feeling into art by drawing and sketches , based on what they have touch and
feel. Furthermore, they are able to drawing on what they have touched and used their
naturalistic intelligence to transmit on what is it based on their memory and experience.
SUGGESTION / IMPROVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITIES
The improvement that we can made for the future is fully utilize the material that we
bring to the class and create more art activity that involving naturalistic that helps student
understanding toward nature and art . Teaching in the actual environment give them real
way of learning in naturalistic and more interesting with the natural existence through their
sensory including, touch, feel, smell, taste and hear. For example, when we bring and
teaching them outside of the class, they will discover the nature more than they learning
inside classroom. The student will enjoy exploring and touching outdoors, including "yucky
things".
In addition, the useful of natural things in teaching art should be more expand and involving
every student in class. The naturalistic art teaching and learning can be a great combination
when the useful of natural things into art subject. For example, the students are ask to draw
an animals and have pattern on their body resemble to their actual skin , so that leaves and
tree barks can be used for the students to discover the pattern by sketch using pencil or
crayon on the things. The pattern will appear and useful for making actual skin for the
animals. Naturalistic stud
entOther is example create an nature friendly types of colour that student can explore by
'DIY' their own colour using coffee, fruits, spice and more that helps their understanding the
characteristic of each nature that exist in our world.
ATTACHMENT
Photo 1 : Where Am I From’’ , students need to paste the selected animals according to their actual habitat.
Photo 2: Iguana is bring into the class for make students Photo 3: 5 boxes is prepared for the students
more interested. with the mysterious natural things.
