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 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.

Read the text 'Captain James Cook'

This story describes Captain Cook’s first visit to New Zealand.

Purpose: To find out about Captain Cook’s first journey to the South Pacific.

In pairs, listen to the text 'Sailing the Pacific'.

This article explains traditional sailing and navigation methods used by early Polynesian voyagers.

Purpose: To find out how the natural world was used for navigational purposes.

Read and unpack the text 'Tupaia' with Mrs A.

This article recounts the story of Tupaia, an important Tahitian navigator who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa

Purpose: To understand who Tupaia was and how he contributed to the history of Aotearoa.