Why a Science Poetry Competition?
There are many good reasons for encouraging students to write science poetry. These include: People can have at least seven different ways to be intelligent, or smart. One can be word smart (read it, write about it, talk about it, listen to it), number/logic smart (calculate it, reason), picture smart (see it, draw it, visualise it, colour it, mind-map it), body smart (build it, act it out, touch it), music smart (sing it, write a poem about it, rap it), people smart (teach it to someone else, learn it in a small group, understand others), and self smart (analyse it, think about it, connect it to your own life, understand yourself). Future successful adults will need to be resourceful and flexible, and use many of these different ways of being smart. For example, there are people who presently earn income by combining science with drama and music, as they make their audiences aware of how scientific discoveries are affecting, or may affect, our lives.
