MI Modality Used (Exclusive of Verbal-Linguistic and Logical-Mathematical) | Specific Targeted Genetic/Genomic Words and Concepts | Culturally-Competent Application |
Visual-Spatial Intelligence | Molecular evolution and population genetics (e.g., biological coalescence theory) | Development of physical models to represent the historical merging of lineages while incorporating unique aspects of AA population history. |
Auditory-Musical Intelligence | Genomic processes (e.g., gradualism, punctuated evolution, adaptation, genetic drift, mutation, coevolution, stasis, randomness) | Use of different percussion sounds at variable frequencies and intensities to imitate changes in gene frequencies associated with adaptation over time. |
Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence | Human chromosome behavior (e.g., Mitosis, meiosis), Molecular management of gene regulation (e.g., transcription, translation) | Performance of a choreographed dance to funk genre (e.g. a blend of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues music) with shifting rhythms and call out verbalizations. |
Interpersonal Intelligence | DNA structure, replication, and DNA manipulation | Collaboration in the composition of spoken word raps. |
Intrapersonal Intelligence | Genetic code (e.g., structure, function, interactions) | Focus on the individual (e.g., who am I, why am I special and unique?) |
Naturalistic Intelligence | Genetic linkage and mapping (e.g., protein synthesis, DNA replication, recombination, crossing-over) | Use of cultural metaphors and narratives in the AA oral tradition involving Nature and naturalistic phenomena, including the themes of popular stories of comedic routines. |