Graphics and Multimedia
Primary 4 · Science and Elementary Technology
Graphics and Multimedia
Lesson 4 of 4
14 min
Let's begin
On a school trip to Nyungwe forest, Mutesi takes photos of monkeys and records the birds singing. Back at school, she puts her photos, the bird sounds and a few sentences together to show the class. Her friends feel as if they are in the forest!
Mutesi has made a multimedia project.
Multimedia means using more than one type of content together to share information or to entertain. "Multi" means many; "media" are ways of carrying information.
| Type of content | Example |
|---|---|
| Text | the words in a story or a caption |
| Pictures (graphics) | a photo, a drawing, a map |
| Audio (sound) | a song, a voice recording, birdsong |
| Video | a film of a football match |
| Animation | a cartoon: many pictures shown quickly one after another, so they seem to move |
Television, lesson videos, computer games and websites are all multimedia. Using many kinds of content makes information easier to understand and more fun.
The Record activity uses the laptop's camera and microphone to take photos, record video and record audio. Everything you record is kept in the Journal.
You can also insert a photo from the Journal into Paint, using the Image toolbar, and draw or write on it.
Always ask before you take a photo of someone or record their voice.
Tip
Text, picture, sound, video, animation: five ways to tell one story
Use more than one, and you have made multimedia.
Try each one first, then tap Show answer to check.
Give three types of content that can be used in multimedia.
Answer: Any three of: text, pictures, audio, video, animation.
Which Sugar activity takes photos and records sound and video?
Answer: Record.
Habimana wrote a report about cows. How could he turn it into multimedia?
Answer: Add other content, such as a photo of a cow, a recording of it mooing or a short video of milking.
Where do you find a video you recorded yesterday?
Answer: In the Journal.
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The exercises (Try it yourself and the practice questions) are written by Ganzaa. Sugar and its Paint activity are free software from Sugar Labs.
This lesson adapts CC BY-SA material and is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quick check
Match each type of content to an example.
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
