Body language

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/body-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is body language?Body language is how we use our body—like gestures, facial expressions, eye movements, touch, time, and space—to talk without words.
2. Why do we use body language?It helps us show how we feel, build trust, and understand each other quickly, even when we don't speak.

Kinesics: The study of body movements, such as gestures, posture, and facial expressions, as a form of communication.
Oculesics: The study of eye behavior, including eye contact and pupil dilation, as a communicative element.
Microexpressions: Very brief, involuntary facial expressions that reveal a person's true emotions, often lasting only a fraction of a second.