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  • We are learning to create a' kahoots' based around the knowledge of Captain Cook.

    You have been doing some reading and research about Captain Cook.  If you have finished your stop animation of his discovery of NZ now have a go at setting up a Kahoots challenge for the rest of the class.

    Here are the steps you need to follow and the questions you need to make up answers for are listed below.


    What year was Captain Cook born?

    What was his early job before he began sailing around the world exploring?

    What was the name of the ship he sailed on when he discovered NZ?

    What type of Captain of a ship did his crew see him as?

    Why did he travel to Tahiti?

    What was his real mission from the British government to try and achieve?

    What is scurvy?

    What part of NZ did he first land at?

    What did he need to make his communication with the local Maori work smoothly?

    What was one of the main challenges he faces in NZ?