Wednesday 8 June 2016

WWAIPAT: Inquiring into land

James Cook



  • What was the purpose of Captain James Cook's exploration of the South Pacific? 
  • Why would they have taken a botanist on these explorations?
  • What types of challenges did they have on these explorations?
  • What were the outcomes of this exploration?
  • How did these outcomes impact those involved?
  • What have we learnt or come to understand as a result of this exploration?



Summarising sections with your groups


Christopher Columbus

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  • When viewing material online (text, video, images etc) we must understand that people may write material with a bias. Might some of the content we have seen have this? Is it angled to a particular perspective in history?
  • What was the purpose of Christopher Columbus' explorations?
  • What types of challenges did he have on these explorations?
  • What were the outcomes of his exploration?
  • How did these outcomes impact those involved?
  • What have we learnt or come to understand as a result of his exploration?

Exploration of the South Island, NZ

First crossings TVNZ Ondemand 45 minute episode

Kehu: Hero of Early NZ 
School Journal Pt4 No. 2 2005

Diary of a Wild Boy - School Journal Level 4 
A young NZ boy who decides his life needs some direction and challenge, he sets off exploring the coast of NZ, a journey which would take him about six months.




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