Bell Activity Answer the following question in your journal: Could you make a map using the following materials? Sticks Rope Knots Rocks Pieces of wood Describe and draw how you would use these materials to make a map.

History of Oceanography part I

Who are the Polynesians Earliest Seafarers: 30,000 years ago The Polynesian Islanders started in the western part of the pacific ocean and migrated eastward across the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Reflection (answer on left side of journal): Why do you think the Polynesians would want to leave their island for a new one?

Why Move? Migration may have been due to: Tribal Wars Disease Epidemics Search for Food Natural Disasters (volcanic eruptions and earthquakes)

25,000 years of colonizing The Polynesians continued to colonize the pacific islands for 25,000 years in the following order: New Guinea Fiji Samoa Tahiti Easter island and finally the Hawaiian Islands 500 years ago. Reflection (answer on left side of journal): Why do you think it took so long for Hawaii to be colonized? What had to be done so it could be colonized? How do you think the Polynesians accomplished colonizing all of these islands?

How did they do it? The Polynesians did not have any tools or compasses to help them. The Polynesians were water people. Their lives revolved around the water so they paid close attention to it. They watched the changing directions of the waves and how they moved the boats. The Polynesians were the first ones to read the stars

Stick Maps The Polynesians made the first ocean maps called stick charts which were made of bamboo tied together, knots or shells representing islands and curved pieces of wood showing waves moving around islands.

Activity: Making you own Stick Maps As a table you will make a stick map of the school that shows the important parts of the school as islands. You will then pretend that there is water moving around these “islands” by showing how the water moves around them. Key: Knots show islands Bent pieces of wood show waves bending Use the sticks to hold your map together