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Title: Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation
Url: https://www.exploratorium.edu/never-lost
Publisher: Exploratorium (Organization)
Description: So you are sailing around in the middle of the Pacific Ocean: What's next? Can you get your bearings? How will you get anywhere? These are all very crucial questions, and they are explored here via a fine interactive feature created by the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco. After a brief introduction, visitors will be asked to "embark" (you can follow along in Polynesian as well), and here they will learn how Polynesians used to navigate these far-flung islands in the Pacific. The materials on the site are divided into the following areas: "Origins", "Canoe", "Navigation", and "Voyage". The "Origins" area is the place to start, and here visitors can learn "What is Polynesia?" and listen to Polynesians talk about their home. In the "Canoe" area, visitors can interact with a canoe model by clicking on its various parts; learn about knot tying techniques; and the necessary provisions for such a journey. Moving on, the "Navigation" area features a primer on the basics of wayfinding and a slideshow that offers some insights into the voyage on the open ocean.
LC Classification: Naval science -- Navigation. Merchant marine
Naval science -- Navigation. Merchant marine -- Navigation. Merchant marine -- History, conditions, etc. -- By period -- Ancient
Naval science -- Navigation. Merchant marine -- Navigation. Merchant marine -- History, conditions, etc. -- By region or country -- Pacific islands
GEM Subject: Science -- Technology
Science -- History
Key Concept: Transportation engineering -- Navigation
Resource Type: Audio/Visual -- Sound
Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Access Rights: Free access
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