This research investigates how effective the Teams Games Tournament (TGT) cooperative learning model is at strengthening kinesthetic intelligence and learning motivation among science students. A Systematic Literature Review (SLR) with a qualitative-descriptive design was applied, drawing on 25 scholarly articles: 15 from accredited national journals and 10 from reputable international outlets. Across the reviewed studies, TGT consistently emerges as an effective strategy for boosting both motivation and kinesthetic ability at multiple educational levels. By weaving structured game and competition elements into instruction, the model fosters a lively, cooperative, and enjoyable classroom climate that engages learners physically, emotionally, and cognitively at once. The review further shows that kinesthetic intelligence and motivation reinforce one another and can be cultivated together through TGT. Given these outcomes, TGT is put forward as an innovative instructional approach for science education, one capable of accommodating varied intelligence profiles among students while building integrated 21st-century competencies.