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Captain Cook and the Enlightenment
Students use a core map and several drawings to explore Captain Cook's journey's in the context of Enlightenment science, politics and commerce. They are introduced to eighteenth-century science and exploration.
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Of Compasses, Sextants and Chronometers
Learners identify longitude and latitude and how they were, and are, determined, and discuss the rudiments of navigation in the eighteenth century.
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A First Encounter
Young scholars identify symbols for ocean and land features, describe differences between Polynesians and Europeans of the 18th century, describe differences between people of the eighteenth century and today, and identify the four...
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Island Encounters
Students describe economy of Hawaii as Captain Cook's expedition found it, assess Cook's trade policy in Hawaii, and present graphic information in text form.