VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The Route

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1 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 1.1 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE: Hi I m a little lost! Can you help me by writing in the names of the different countries and oceans on the map? VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The Route Gothenburg Guangzhou Lisbon Newport Cardiff The Hague Alicante Hong Kong Compass rose Shows you the directions on the map. This is what sailors use to navigate! Colour in your compass rose to make it look nice! Itajaí Cape Town Melbourne Auckland Oceans Countries Cover the list if you know the answers and write on the map without looking. Fantastic navigating Skipper! Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean Spain South Africa Hong Kong New Zealand USA Sweden Portugal Australia China Brazil UK The Netherlands Can you see where Wisdom is from? Write down the name of the place here:

2 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 1.2 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 VOLVO OCEAN RACE - The Route Can you help the sailors navigate from Melbourne to Hong Kong? NAME: DATE: The boats are getting ready to set sail and must put their flags up. Can you help match the boats with their corresponding flag? Draw a line to the right flags for each boat! Donfeng Race Team Team Brunel Vestas 11th Hour Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag Team AkzoNobel What leg of the race is Melbourne to Hong Kong? MAPFRE The Route Champion challenge. Follow your favourite team on the online tracker tracker.volvooceanrace.com Turn The Tide on Plastic

3 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 2.1 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE: VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Boat & Teams Can you join the dots and see what you might find? Say hello to your favourite team in their language! Can you design a new boat for the next race? Use different coloured markers and pencils to draw it. What is its name? M Vestas 11th Hour Hello Hej! Team Brunel Hallo! Can you label the parts of the boat? Below are some words that might help. Cover them up if you think you don t need them! HELM RUDDER KEEL HULL BOWSPRIT BOOM MAINSAIL MAST H B R K M Volvo Ocean H B Team AkzoNobel Hallo! MAPFRE Hola! Turn the Tide on Plastic Ola! Hello! Dongfeng Race Team Ni hao! Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag Ni hao!

4 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 2.2 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE: VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Boat & Teams CREW EQUIPMENT The crew work super hard on the boat. It is the ultimate test of teamwork! Can you be part of the team and help the crew find their equipment. Draw a line from the crew to their equipment! What position in the crew would you like to be? Why? Onboard reporter Reports back to HQ with video & photos from boat Helmsman Steers the boat Navigator Finds the best route Bowman Acrobat normally at front of boat & up the mast Skipper Manages the boat Grinder Manages the sails Did you know? Another name for the ships wheel is a helm Champions Challenge Make your own boat from old items like plastic bottles! See if it will float! Join the plastic bottle boat challenge and see if you and your friends can be a part of the Guinness World Record See.

5 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 3.1 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE: VOLVO OCEAN RACE Technology & Communications Long before satellite technology sailors used the sun, stars and planets to know their location whilst at sea. When the race began in 1973, it was really hard for the sailors on the boats to be in contact with the rest of the world. With new technology like satellites it s much easier to send information and pictures, and even make video calls! Do you know what each icon means? Join up the words with the matching icon. Weather reports News & Media Add some colour to this image with colouring pencils or markers. Join the icons up by colouring in the dotted line with the same colour as the icon. Position reports Medical reports Personal Communication Damage reports

6 WISDOM S WORKSHEET 3.2 / TOPIC 1 / AGE 6-8 NAME: DATE: VOLVO OCEAN RACE - Technology & Communications Questions and answers time! Do you know the right answers to these questions? Circle the right answer. Hint: There might be more than 1 right answer!! CHAMPION CHALLENGE 1. Pretend you are an onboard reporter with your favourite team. 2. You must send news from the boat. 3. Choose the type of news you would like to send by picking an icon from the list below 4. You can use the list of helpful words next to the icon in your news report. Helpful words: 1. What technology do we use everyday on land to communicate/talk with each other? A - Microwave B - Telephone C - Computer D - Internet E - Cooker F - Radio G - Toaster MEDICAL: healthy, food, water, spotty-botty, itchy WEATHER: storms, wind, waves, rain, ice NEWS & MEDIA: plastic, pollution, birds, sick, unhealthy, whirlpool PERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Happy Birthday, love, racing, finish 2. What technology do sailors use in the race to communicate with Alicante Race HQ? A - Smoke B - Inmarsat C - Bananas D - Broadband E - Satellite phone F - Crew commmunicator G - Microwave DAMAGE REPORT: Helm, rudder, mast, engineer, bowsprit Write your news report here: 3. What information is sent over the Inmarsat technology? A - Weather B - News C - Photos D - Videos E - Food F - Icecream G - Clothes H - Medical advice I - GPS 4. Can you remember what ocean Point Nemo is located? A - Atlantic B - Pacific C - Arctic D - Indian E - Mediterranean 5. Who are the closest people to the sailors when they are at Point Nemo? A - Astronauts in space satellite B - Scientists in Antarctica C - People living in South America D - Aliens