Stick Chart Navigation Demo

When you move the island, the "mental map" adapts to show how the wave geometry changes relative to land. Stick Chart Navigation Demo lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

This unit explores the art of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. It focuses on themes of navigation, social hierarchy, and the concepts of 'mana' (spiritual power) and 'tapu' (ritual restriction). It focuses on Mana and Tapu, Oceanic Navigation Charts, Moai of Rapa Nui, Tapa (Bark Cloth) Production, Malagan Display and Ritual, Feather Capes and Status from the “Unit 9: The Pacific, 700-1980 C.E.” section.

The “Wave Intensity”, “Island Position” sliders change the key inputs; you can drag elements directly on the canvas. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

AP Art History is a college-level survey course that explores the nature of art, its uses, and its meanings through the investigation of 250 prescribed works of art spanning from prehistory to the present. Students deve… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Unit 9: The Pacific, 700-1980 C.E.” section. Open the full AP Art History course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/ap-art-history-f51173a9-1720-4a4e-ae2a-947e74f02bf7 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Mana and Tapu, Oceanic Navigation Charts, Moai of Rapa Nui, Tapa (Bark Cloth) Production, Malagan Display and Ritual, Feather Capes and Status — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on AP Art History alone.