According to Howard Gardner, there are eight Multiple Intelligences in children. The second week of the course we should design and make a Roller Coaster in order to calculate the speed and acceleration of roller coasters. This lab is very complete because there are a lot of different intelligences involved in it. Let me explain to you why.
Linguistic: After doing the roller coaster they have to report what they have done, explaining with all the details how they created it, how much time it took them, which materials they used, what results they obtained, etc...
Logical-Mathematical: The students will need to put into practice their previous knowledge of Physics. in addition, they will have to analyze problems logically, and investigate issues scientifically.
Spatial: In order to create the roller coaster, they will have to realize about the measures that all the apparatus will have, and the position where they will have to collocate each part, so the ball could get as much speed as possible.
Bodily-Kinesthetic: This is a hand-on project, so they must relate the mental activity (the design, the idea of what they want to make) to the physical activity (the handling of the instruments and materials they have to do).
Musical:
Interpersonal: As they have to work in groups, they have to develop the capacity to understand the intentions and desires of other people. Every work-in-group activity is essential to learn how to work effectively with others.
Intrapersonal: Despite the fact that this is a work-in-group activity, every student have to think about the project, what he or she can do to support other people's ideas.
Naturalistic: They have to be aware of the natural phenomena that happen in their environment and learn about their experiences to put them into practice.

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