Wahanga Tuawhā
Teacher Planning
Navigation info pack
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Museum tasks
In groups of 4 people, work through the slides, and complete the tasks.
Due Week 8 - Thursday 30th October
Revered Polynesian navigator, Sir Hector Busby, passed away earlier this year. During his final days ‘Sir Hec’ reflects on falling in love with ngā āhuatanga whakatere waka (Māori seafaring tradition), sailing to Rarotonga using only the stars and attempting to preserve and revive a knowledge that is in danger of being forgotten. This would be Sir Hekenukumai Pūhipi’s final interview and an enlightening conversation in full te reo Māori of an extraordinary life.
Kupe.pdfKupe
Sir Hekenukumai Busby.pdfSir Hekenukumai Busby
Kupe and the Giant Wheke
WALT: Explain what a myth is in our own words and identify and discuss mythical and factual elements of a story.
What is a myth?What myths do you know?-Read Kupe and the giant Wheke.-Which aspects are mythical?-Which aspects could be real?-Complete the retelling sheet (see teacher).
Traditional Wayfinding
What are some traditional wayfinding methods used by Pacific Islanders'?
Celestial Navigation Techniques
What are some celestial objects used in navigation?
How are the stars, sun and moon used in navigating?
Explorers of the sunrise
Make a copy of your learning tasks.
Link task to this week's topic in your tracker.
How did they find their way?
Eight hundred years ago, sailors on a double hulled waka didn't have Google Maps, iPads or satellites. So how did they know which way to steer? To find out - meet the Jedi Knights of Polynesia!
Currents
The Pacific Ocean is very, very big. It's so huge, it's larger than the landmass of every continent and island combined! All that water is constantly moving, propelled around the globe in sweeping currents. But why does this occur?
Rimurapa rafts
If you want to discover the awesome power of Pacific currents, just ask a friendly neighbourhood gribble!
The untold story
In the beginning....
Today we think nothing of travelling to a new country, just jump on a plane and you can go anywhere in the world in only a few hours. But imagine if you lived thousands of years ago, and the only way to travel was double hulled waka.
hidden history
This video is of a man called Ian Taylor. His ancestors (yours too) were part of the greatest human adventure story of all time - and we've never heard it before! We don't want our legacy - whanau/tamariki/mokopuna only hearing the story when they turn 70.... so this is why Ian created this message.
He pātai: When great explorers like Maui and Kupe set sail across the Pacific, they didn't discover land by accident. So how did they know Aotearoa lay over the horizon?
How did kupe know?
Eight hundred years ago, crossing the world's largest ocean was about as challenging as us putting a man on the moon today
Wahanga Tuatahi
Our waka hoe
CREATE a poster about what our waka hoe would look and feel like:
Use Canva
Work collaboratively in a group of 3-4.
Each poster must cover different spaces -*In class (Inside)*Outside (playground)
*Online (learning sites/blogs)
*In our community (inter-school competitions).Each poster must have images that depict our waka hoe.
There must be a supporting statement to explain your image and waka hoe values.
Reflection
What roles/responsibilities did you each contribute to your group? Was it fair?
What highlights, learnings, and difficulties do you have?
How will you apply knowledge of our school waka hoe to help you achieve successful outcomes this year?
Screencastify Submit!
Complete your video reflection explaining your role in the group, and what you contributed to your team.
REMEMBER: Just reflect on your work.
Limit recording time to 2 minutes max.