Explorers and Adventurers
Kakapo/Kiwi/Kokako
Evaluation:
Challenge Question
Which voyage would you rather have been on?
Create a DLO to explain your choice using evidence from your reading challenges to support your thinking.
Many years ago adventures undertaken by explorers saw the world grow as new lands were discovered. Captain James Cook and Kupe were two of the explorers who helped put Aotearoa on the map. These men used our mighty oceans to navigate their way from place to place. One on a sailing ship called HMS Endeavour, a British Royal Navy research vessel and one on a voyaging waka. Their methods of navigation were quite different as was life aboard each vessel.
Questioning
Think critically about these images by writing your own questions on the question matrix that will help you find the information in these pictures.
Early explorers undertook treacherous journeys to reach Aotearoa. These vessels were not large by todays standards and were often at the mercy of the weather, making portions of these voyages scary and uncomfortable.
Early Voyages
Making Connections:
Watch these videos to find out what early exploration was like and why it happened.
Use visuwords to help you strengthen your connections to unknown words in the text.
Create a shared wordbank to help you explore these words in greater detail
Complete a Venn Diagram to compare the voyages of Kupe and Cook.
Kupe and Cook
Click on this link to find out about Captain James Cook and his voyages of discovery. You can choose to read the text or scroll down the page and listen to the information being read.
Reciprocal Reading
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In groups read the text 'Captain Cook - Charting Our Islands'
This article describes Captain Cook’s first visit to New Zealand where he charted the coastline. It focuses on Cook’s abilities as a skilled maker of charts and maps rather than as a great explorer. It also examines the maths involved in Cook’s chart making.
Purpose: To find out about Captain Cook’s first journey to the South Pacific.
Listening Post
In pairs, listen to the audio clip as you read the text 'Explorers of the Sunrise'.
the first article recounts a recent voyage from New Zealand to Rapanui and back, using traditional navigation methods. The second article describes Polynesian travel, from the earliest migrations to modern-day air travel.
Purpose: To compare sea journeys from long ago with a modern sea journey
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Guided Reading
Forming an Opinion
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Many New Zealanders see Captain james Cook as the man who discovered Aotearoa and have not heard the story of Kupe. On the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook landing in Aotearoa, Ian Taylor wants the the story of those who came before Cook told. Is it fair that Kupe's voyage is often overlooked?
Purpose: To form an opinion
This article is a great example of how people see things from different perspectives. Complete the 'Seeing it from both sides' DLO to help you form your own opinion.