The Collection  

Communication at Sea

Navigation & Mapping

Inventions & Innovations

Lighthouses

The Sea & Sailing Ship
Adventures

Sullivans Cove 1804

Transport, Passengers &
Cargo

Whales and Whaling, Seals and Sealing

Explores:

Navigational equipment and mapping as well as routes taken on voyages to Hobart.  

Activities include:

Making a Compass

Finding True North using a Watch

Port Walk Photo Search

Voyages to Hobart

Links:

Constellations (the first stargazers & cultural origins)

Definitions & Usage of Terms Associated with Navigational Aids

Escape from Antarctica (interactive activity - learn to use a sextant & take the place of the navigator on Shackleton's expedition)

Flinders & Baudin (ABC's The Navigators)

Flinders (journal, maps, belongings)

A Hot List on Early Navigation (links to many sites on this topic)

Macquarie Island (mapping - changes over time)

Make a Globe (from paper - template & instructions)

Make a Sundial (from paper or cardboard - template & instructions)

Marine Institute (choose from 24 topics designed for teachers & students)

Maritime Information Gateway (great starting point for researching all things maritime!)

Navigational Equipment

Navigational Equipment - Early

Navigational Equipment (brief easy to read, from the sextant to GPS)

Navigation History (ABC's The Navigators)

Navigation History (from the BBC, with animation)

Navigation History (from Boat Safe Kids)

Navigation History (on the Matthew, 1497)

Navigation History (China)

Print a Map (from National Geographic - choose the world or just part to use with your class)

Star Stories from Ancient Greece (online illustrated stories about constellations)

Star Stories from South Africa (online illustrated stories about constellations etc)

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