Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation

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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

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Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
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Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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