Sailing The Pacific

Sailing The Pacific Maria Samuel's
Polynesians sailed all across the pacific Ocean. They navigated using the stars and sun from morning to evening. Birds migrate to places so the Polynesians follow them to the land that they are going to. Ocean swells Is water moving slowly around and so people follow them. Clouds were followed by the early Polynesians.

I wonder how the Polynesians keep up with the birds?
I wonder how they knew how to navigate?
I wonder How the Polynesians battle the storms?

I recommend this Journal to you because it has a variety of ways the Polynesians navigated. This book has changed my thought of how they navigated and what technique they have towards sailing. Id'e suggest this book being read by students and people that love sailing and navigating. This book has a lot of detail about what methods early Polynesians used. This book hooks the reader into what they are wanting out of the book.

Maritime museum

                                                 Maritime museum New Zealand

                                                     I think that you should go to the Maritime museum because there is a lot of learning about boats and voyaging. My school is going to the Maritime museum to learn about immigration and identity. This term we are learning about immigration and identity we are learning about the treaty of Waitangi, way finders etc. We are looking forward to go on the trip. Especially if your school is learning something around voyaging and waka's. Your school should go there because there is a sail ship called the Ted Ashby. I've heard that you will be able to go sailing in the ship across the harbor in Auckland. Fun fact: the Ted Ashby was first launched in 1993.

For all the teachers don't be scared they provide life jackets for everyone for safety reasons. Maritime museum is for people that love sailing it also has a peter Blake area in the facility. 

                                                    

My Hoe Waka

                               Today Iv'e created a hoe waka which is a paddle. We colored them and then we                                      laminated them.  I know you would be wondering what's the whole purpose of
                                making them. Well... Its because your meant to represent your culture, my culture is
                                kiwi and that is why I chose these maori and kiwi fern patterns.