Communication Gr 4 Term 4 Flashcards
Name 7 of the oldest forms of communications
Language Speaking and listening Writing and reading Symbols Songs Art Dance
A symbol is…..
A picture or sign that has meaning
What can songs communicate
Songs tell stories and give information through the words of the songs
What is art
Communication through pictures
What is the oldest example of art
Pictures made on rocks by thee early San people
How does dance communicate
It is often used to tell a story. It can show how people feel
How did the early San people use dance
As per of their religious practises
Where did the San believe the sun can from
A boys armpit
Why did the San make up stories and songs
They used stories and songs to explain how the world around them had come to be
What kind of communication is rock art
The San used rock art to symbolise and communicate their religious beliefs
What was a shaman
A shaman was a healer
What are 3 things that shamans and healers could do
They could draw illness out of people
They could draw worries out of people
They could heal people
They could go into a trance
What is a trance
It is when you feel like you’re in a dream but you’re actually awake
What happened to healers and shamans in trance
They leaned forward because they felt ‘boiling energy’ in their stomachs
They sweated
They bled from the nose
They felt as if they had become and looked like, animals
Modern communication is often….
Electronic
What are some more modern ways of communicating
The postal system Radio Typewriters Telegraph Telephone Camera Television
What does telegraph mean
It means far writer
How does a telephone work
The telephone changes sounds into electrical signals. The signals travel along the wires or cables to a receiver. When the electrical signals reach the receiver they are changed back into sounds
How does morse code work
The code is made up of short and long pulses of electricity along a telegraph wire. Each letter of the alphabet has a different code. The person at the post office receiving the coded message would then turn the code into a written text that could be read
What was a post office stone
A stone that ships would leave letters under for the next ship to take home
A radio works with
Air waves
Type writer letters must be written backwards because
They’ll print the right way round when they’re pressed against the paper
To make photographs you need
A camera with light sensitive film, and special photo paper
The internet is
A work wide network of computers, sites and services like email
