How Polynesian explorers travelled and navigated
I can describe how the early Polynesians sailed across the ocean.
How Polynesian explorers travelled and navigated
I can describe how the early Polynesians sailed across the ocean.
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Key learning points
- Some of the earliest seaborne explorers were a group of people known as Polynesians.
- A long time ago Polynesians spread across the Pacific Ocean using canoes that they built.
- These canoes had to have a strong hull and sail to travel across the ocean.
- The Polynesians navigated to new islands by watching the waves and the paths of sea creatures.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that Polynesia is a country.
Polynesia is not one single country. It is a large area of the Pacific Ocean containing lots of different islands.
Keywords
Hull - a boat's hull is its stiff outer shell
Ocean - an ocean is a very large body of salt water
Navigate - when people control where their ship is going, they are navigating
Sail - a sail is a large piece of cloth attached to a boat that uses the wind to help the boat move
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