3.4 Methods & Tools - Art & Objects

Now listen again with this question in mind... What are some advantages and disadvantages to communicating knowledge through song or oral histories?

What is the role of folklore, rituals and songs in acquiring and sharing knowledge?

Work in THREEs again to explore each resource and share your ideas.

Indigneous ways of communicating knowledge

2. Can you read this?

Some clues...

Stick charts use natural materials found on and around Pacific islands to represent specific phenomena, characteristics, or locations.

Coconut fibers ("sticks") represent wave patterns. Straight lines represent currents—consistent, predictable waves.

Bent or curved lines represent swells. Unlike currents, swells are created by the wind. Their strength and direction can change with the weather.

Now take the quiz...

3. What role do objects and artifacts play in the construction and sharing of knowledge? Work in PAIRS for this.....

4. Using the matrix template shared in classroom, consider stick chart and quipu as objects for an exhibition and identify aspects of this prompt...

Does some knowledge belong only to particular communities of knowers?

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