Social and Religious Studies

8.1. TRANSPORT IN THE SECTOR.
A. Means of transport in the sector.
Activity 1

Look at these pictures and state what is happening.

Activity 2

Discuss about the means used to transport people and their goods in your sector.

I have understood that:
Means used to transport people and goods in our sector depends on the type you choose to use. 
These include:
– Cars, bicycles, motor cycles, buses, Donkey, Horse.
– Boats – Trolley, wheelballow, stretcher, wheel chairs.
– Carrying luggage, or goods on the head.

– Transport in tall buildings is done by elevetors.

Exercises
Match the type of transport with the means used.
a. Road transport.                     1. Elevetors
b. Air transport                            2. Cars                         
c. Water                                            3. Planes                   
d. transport in tall buildings     4. Boats

Activity 3  
Visit the nearby center where your school is located and
see means of transport used to transport people and goods
in that area.
B. Road signs/ traffic signs which are used by

road users.

Activity 1

Carefully look at these pictures and state what you can see.

Activity 2
Study these road signs/traffic signs above and state those
that you know, its meaning then discuss with your classmates

their importance. Meaning.

I have understood that:
Road signs which direct road users consists of five types
namely:
– Guide signs
– Regulatory signs
– Warning signals.
– Traffic lights.

– Mondatory signs

Activity 3

Go the main road. See properly all the sign posts a long the road, talk about them and state their meaning.

a. Guide/direction signs:

These show places or people’s activities.

b. Warning signs.
These show the nature of the road:

c. Regulatory signs.

These show road users what they are not supposed to do.

d. Mandatory signs.

These show the road users what they are supposed to do..

e. Traffic lights
These are used at crossroads. Meeting point of people and
cars going in different directions.
Signals showing lights which is made up of 3 traffic lights of

the following colors: Red, Yellow, and green.

1. When the Red light appears, vehicles stop for pedestrians to cross the road.
2. When the green light appears, all vehicles are allowed to go and pedestrians stop and wait for the red color for them to cross.
3. When yellow light appears, it is then preparing for the red light.
 By this time all vehicles and others cross with care.

f. Some of the rules concerning pedestrians drivers and cyclists

We have decided that:
We shall obey traffic rules by using them well. We shall
explain them to our classmates who don’t know them.
Self assessment
1. Explain the importance of the following signs used on the
road:
a. Traffic lights.
b. regulatory signs.
c. Guide / direction signs
d. warning signs.

2. Where do we use light signals on the road?

Peer assessment
1. What is the use of the road signals made in the following
shapes?
a. Triangle.
b. Circle.
c. rectangle.
2. State at least 2 things pedestrians are required to do before

crossing the road.

Exercises
1. Fill in the spaces these sentences using the correct words.
a. When the ________light appears, it will be preparing _________light to appear.
b. When the _______________appears vehicles start moving, _________stop.
c. When the _______light appears, vehicles________, pedestrians ___________the road.

2.In how many geometric figures are road signs? Mention them, and give the explanation of every geometric figure.

3. Match those that are related.
a. Regulatory signs.         1. Pedestrians crossing.
b .Red traffic light.            2. How the road is made.
c. warning  signs                3. preparing Red traffic light.
d. Yellow signal                   4. Cars cross.
e. Guiding signs                   5. Violating the rights of pedestrians.
f. Green light                          6. direct places and activities

4. State the types of road sign that direct road users.

5. Fill in the following table:

6. State the colors which make up traffic light signs and the
meaning of each color.
7. State at least two rules which should guide:
a. Pedestrians.
b. motorists.
8 .Draw the road signals showing the following:
a. There is a school near by. (school ahead)
b. There are humps near this place. (Humps ahead)
c. There is a cross road near here. (junction ahead)
d. Only the tax is allowed to stop here. (Taxi parking)

9. Draw traffic light road signs.

Home work
On your way to and from school, see the road signs that
are in that place. Tell it to your classmates and what

each represents.

C. The importance of road signs.
Activity 1

Look at the picture below and state what you can see.

Activity 
talk on the importance of road signs and then debate about them in general.
I have understood that:
Road signs have the following importance's.
– They reduce accidents.
– Direct/guide road users.
– Warn road users.

– Stops road users from doing activities which can make their friends feel discomfort.

Exercises1.
 Give the importance of respecting/ abiding by road signs.
2. What are the dangers which the motorists can face as a result of not respecting road signs?

3. State the importance of road signs.4. State the dangers of accidents.

Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians on proper use of the road

and the importance of respecting road signs.

D. Problems of transport in the sector
Activity 1

Look at these pictures and state what you can see.

Activity 2
Make a field visit to the sector where your school is located
to see how transport is carried out. Ask the problems

people face.

I have understood that:
Transport in the sector faces the following problems:
– Accidents.
– Few cars, moto cycles and bicycles.
– Poor and few roads which are not enough.
– Too much rainfall which destroy roads, lake and river water faces storms, much wind which cause accidents.

– Car and motocycle, lack of enough repairmen.

Activity 3
Talk about the problems of transport in your sector.
Self assessmennt
1. A part from the police, what else helps to reduce accidents on the road?
 2. Write two examples of weather changes that can affect road transport.
Peer assessment
1. Give 2 examples of mistakes done by the leaders of cars and motocycles which cause accidents on the road.
2. What causes accidents to the following: 
a. Boats
b.Cars

Exercises
Give examples of things which limits the development of transport in your sector.
Home work
Talk to your parents/ guardians about the problems of transport in your sector. Tell it to your classmates.

8.2. COMMUNICATION IN THE SECTOR.
A. Communication materials and its importance.
Activity 1

Look at the pictures and state what you can see.

Activity 2
Talk about the communication materials seen in your sector

and tell it to your classmates.

I have understood that:

In our sector, we use the following communication materials:

Activity 3
State the communication materials which you own at home and its use and tell it to your classmates.
Exercises1.
 Match communication materials with its use.
a. Computer                        1. Reading news.
 b. Telephone                      2. Giving a suggestion.
c. Radio                                 3. Sending a message. 
d. Television                        4. Receiving a call and calling.
e. Communication box    5. For advertisement.
2. What can you do if you saw a person doing the following?
a. Climbing a mast. 
b. Receiving a telephone call on the right ear.
c. Putting an ear on a microphone.
8.3. Proper ways of communication and the dangers
of misusing communication tools.
Activity 1

Look at the pictures below and state what you can see.

Activity 2
Talk on the dangers of misusing communication and debate

about it.

I have understood that:

Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of communication materials used in your sector.
2. State communication materials used in:
a. Telling news and programms.
b. Showing news and programms.
c. Receiving and sending messages.
d. Speaking a loud for many people to hear.
Peer assessment
1. Give 2 ways of using communication well.
2. Explain briefly the dangers of misusing communication.
Exercises
Answer with yes or No.
a. I should play with a visitor’s phone.
b. Going near a loud communication materials spoils ears.
c. I ask for permission before using communication materials.
d. You should use your right ear when receiving calls.
e. Over speaking on the phone can cause ear diseases

Home work
Talk to your parents/guardians on the proper ways of
communication and the dangers of misusing it. You should

make a conclusion and tell it to your classmates.

8.4. End unit assessment 8
1. State the types of transport which you know
2. Fill in using the missing word/words:
a. What are the traffic colours for pedestrians and cars?
___, ___, ___.
b. Road traffic signals are made up of 3 important ___.
c. Traffic light road signals consists___.

3. Match the following road signals and their meaning

4. Explain the dangers of not respecting traffic road signals.
5. State at least 4 communication materials that you know.

6. Tell children of your age the proper ways of using a telephone and a television.