Activity 1: Setting Sail [4 points]
People from Pacific nations have always been expert explorers and navigators. In the past, they used the stars, sun and ocean swells to find their way (navigate) around the Pacific Ocean. Master navigator,
Nainoa Thompson, has used the ancient Polynesian wayfinding skills to navigate around the world. In 2013, Nainoa led a crew across the Pacific Ocean on two large canoes (
Hokule’a and
Hikianalia). The
crew stopped off in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 2015 on their journey and visited the Manaiakalani Schools in Auckland.
Here is a
short video about Polynesian navigation. It describes the different ways ancient Polynesian navigators used the natural world to find their way around vast oceans. Incredible!
I think that it would be difficult to be ‘at sea’ for weeks at a time. I would miss my family but I would also enjoy the adventure. Let’s imagine that you were invited to join Nainoa for three weeks at sea. As part of the journey, you have to pack your own food.
On your blog, post your list of 10 food items you would take on an ocean voyage and the reasons why you chose these items.
1.Water-It will help me to survive.
2.Chips-Just unchaste if I get hungry
3. Fruit-Just when I wanna eat something healthy.
4.Meat-Is when I can cook meat for dinner.
5. Bread-Is you can eat it for breakfast.
6. Noodles-Is when I like to eat it as for a snack.
7.Hot chocolate-Just when it get cold I might need something to keep me warm.
8.Rice-When I have no food to eat I can just eat rice.
9.Ice-cream-When I wanna eat ice-cream for desert.
10. Sushi - Because it is healthy.