Day
1
1.
Read pages 5-7 in Magellan.
2.
Discuss the following: Magellan made the voyage around Africa
to the Spice Islands which is part of present day Indonesia.
He also was the first to sail around America and reach the
Pacific Ocean.
3.
Draw a map of the world. Include a compass rose to mark your
directions. Draw solid lines to represent the equator and
prime meridian. Use one color and mark the path around Africa
to the Spice Islands. Use another color to mark the path of
Magellan around America to the Pacific and on to the Spice
Islands. Which path is shorter?
4.
What types of goods did traders from Europe seek in China?
Porcelain, silk, and spices were prized goods.
5.
Pretend we are traders in the Spice Islands. Let's make our
own fine porcelain and spices for trading.
Supplies
you will need: flour, salt, paint, water, and cinnamon sticks
Porcelain
instructions:
- Mix
2 parts flour, 1 part salt, and 1 part water into a dough.
- Shape
into a vase or bowl.
- Place
dough on aluminum pan and bake at 300° for 1 hour.
- Allow
to cool.
- Paint
with decorations.
Cinnamon
tea instructions:
- Use
cinnamon sticks to make cinnamon tea.
- Heat
up water in a sauce pan or microwave dish.
- Add
cinnamon sticks and allow to steep.
- Drink
hot or cold as desired
Day
2
1.
Read pages 8-9 in Magellan.
2.
One of Magellan's ships was named Vittoria. What does Vittoria
mean in English?
3.
Discuss ship building. What was the best timber? How did ship
builders transport the timber? How did they curve the wood
for the ship's hull?
4.
Caravels were small ships with triangular shaped sails. Carravacks
were large ships with big square sails. Use paper and crayons
to draw a caravel and a carrack. Label both of your ships.
5.
Discuss the parts of a ship.
6.
Write a short essay about ship building. Include how the wood
is chosen and transported, what tools are used, and the process
of constructing a ship.
Day
3
1.
Read pages 10-11 in Magellan.
2.
The sailors of Magellan's day used many different instruments
to navigate with. We are going to make some navigational instruments
of our own.
Hour
glass
Supplies
you will need: 2 20 ounce soda bottles, super glue, and sand
(or salt)
Hour
glass instructions:
- Use
superglue to glue the backs of two bottle caps together.
- Allow
to dry.
- Puncture
a hole that goes through both bottle caps.
- Fill
one bottle with desired amount of sand.
- Put
cap on bottle, flip second bottle upside down and screw
second cap on to make hour glass.
- Flip
your hour glass over and time how long it takes for the
sand to flow through.
Log
lines - A log line was a reel of knotted rope traveling behind
the ship. The faster it unwound, the faster the ship was traveling.
Have you ever heard the term "knots" when sailors
talk about how fast they were traveling? Now you know where
this term came from.
Lead
lines
Lead
lines were used to measure depth. Use a bolt or screw and
tie a piece of string to it. Use your lead line in your sink
or bathtub and measure out different distances.
3.
A compass, map, landmarks, sun, and stars were all different
ways sailors used to navigate. Write a short story showing
how you could use the sun, stars, and landmarks to find your
way home.
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