Pacific Navigation
📋 What it is
Pacific Islander navigators crossed thousands of kilometres of open ocean using stars, waves, birds and currents — no instruments.
🗣️ Coach says
Imagine finding a tiny island across a vast ocean with no compass, no map, no GPS. Pacific navigators did exactly this for centuries — reading stars, wave patterns, birds and currents. It’s one of humanity’s greatest feats of knowledge.
🧠 Memory hook
Cross an ocean with no instruments — read stars, waves, birds, currents.
😂 Giggle
What did one star say to another at the beginning of the universe?
"We're just getting started!"
😲 Whoa!
Master navigators could tell they were near an unseen island by the way ocean swells bent around it — a skill taking years to learn.
✅ Quick check: How did Pacific navigators find distant islands without any instruments?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Name two natural signs (in the sky, water, or air) that could help someone find their way.