Content:
1 cosmic workbook on Ferdinand Magellan “Circumnavigating the Earth” (A4 spiral-bound, 35 pages), 1 reading booklet “5 Ships and 900 Mirrors” (A4, spiral-bound, 12 pages), photocopy templates, work instructions, 4 laminated name cards, 4 spices in a bag, 1 small wooden ship, 15 felt arrows, delivered in a sturdy box
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Montessori materials are NOT toys, but educational materials. Proper use requires appropriate training.
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It may therefore only be used by children under the supervision of appropriately trained persons and in an appropriate environment.
Item description
Item description
The research set 'Ferdinand Magellan' offers a comprehensive material package. The workbook invites a variety of research tasks (historical, geographical, botanical). With the arrows and the small wooden ship, Magellan's journey is traced on a large map. The photocopiable templates include a blank world map where the journey is marked. Magellan sought a route westward to the Pacific and the Spice Islands. The working materials include images of spices and spice samples to be matched. The story '5 Ships and 900 Mirrors' refers to the biographical novel by Stefan Zweig and the writer Jack London. Here, further engagement with Zweig and London is recommended.