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Information carriers
Textbook: pp. 16–17
GoalRecognise information carriers (paper and electronic) and learn about carriers from long ago.
New words
carrier · tashuvchiflash drive · flesh-xotirapaper · qog‘ozclay tablet · loy lavha
Explanation
An object where information is kept is called an information carrier. Long ago people wrote on clay tablets, wax boards and animal skin. Books and notebooks are paper carriers. A flash drive, a phone and a CD are electronic carriers. An electronic carrier can hold a lot of information.
Worked examples
A photo album is a paper carrier. Photos in a phone are kept on an electronic carrier.
Writing made on a clay tablet with a stick has survived for thousands of years.
Class activity
“Sorting carriers”: children sort cards (book, flash drive, notebook, phone, newspaper, CD) into two groups: paper and electronic.
Practice
1
Which is a paper carrier: a notebook or a flash drive?
the notebook
2
What did people write on long ago? Give two examples.
clay tablet, wax board, skin
3
A phone is what kind of carrier: paper or electronic?
electronic