James Cook's First Voyage

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


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by Beatriz Papaseit, IES Gabriela Mistral

Webquest on James Cook's First Voyage to New Zealand. Students will reconstruct the story of the arrival of the Endevour in New Zealand through the eyes of some of the participants in history.

Introduction

It is October 1769 and the Endeavour, Captain Cook’s ship,  is about to reach New Zealand. The crew have spent a long time in the sea and everybody is eager to reach shore. On the 6^th of October, they see land. The sailors are busy with the sails and the ropes, the scientists on board are anxious to record new plants and animal species,  the Captain is worried about   any dangers they can encounter. Meanwhile, the Maoris can’t even imagine what is coming from beyond their shores. The first encounter is not very friendly...