| Today I wanted to talk about Naturalist Intelligence and | | | | What sources do you think are being examined to help |
| explore how it's been applied by folks who are strong | | | | provide a solution to limit evaporation? Did camel |
| in this Intelligence. | | | | noses spring to mind? Well, for some folks it did. |
| One way to describe this intelligence is to think of it as | | | | Apparently, camels have an exceptional ability to |
| being in touch with nature and the outdoors. People | | | | extract water from exhaled air. |
| who have a strong Natural intelligence probably learn | | | | Other inventions inspired by nature include airplanes |
| best studying natural phenomenon in natural settings. | | | | (from birds), rowing sculls (from water striders), and |
| Think of scuba divers, zoologists, farmers, geologists, | | | | currently a hot topic in the agile management |
| pet owners, and perhaps inventors. | | | | community-- development of sustainable software |
| One of my favorite examples of someone strong in | | | | system products being looked at from an ecological |
| Naturalist Intelligence is that of Buckminster Fuller. | | | | perspective. More on that at: ( ) |
| Years ago, he came up with the idea of creating a | | | | There's even a website that shows how organisms |
| sturdy roof based in part on a turtle's shell, fishing net | | | | meet different challenges through various strategic |
| and a beehive. The roof design is called a geodesic | | | | solutions Sounds like Naturalist Intelligence to me. |
| dome and it is in use at many stadiums around the | | | | When looking for home schooling courses, I encourage |
| world today. | | | | you to look for programs that incorporate learning |
| Surfing the net recently on Naturalist Intelligence, I saw | | | | through all intelligences in their classes. For example, |
| some more examples where people are applying | | | | some courses touch on Natural intelligence by making |
| nature to challenges they are facing. I found an | | | | chocolate from cacao beans or through discovering |
| interesting (at least for me) example regarding a | | | | why major cities are located in a particular |
| solution to limit evaporation from water storage ponds. | | | | geographical location. |
| I didn't know that was a problem. | | | | Thanks! |