Introducing Memory

Hi and welcome to my blog. My name is Memory and I am cook Island and Maori. And I am a senior at Glen Innes school. I love to play with my friends, spend time with my family and also sports. My friends are Mya, Angel,Jolie,Suinipa,Jazire,Sita,Alicia and Vedel.

Data calculations: Finding the Median (Middle score)

Data Calculations: Finding the Median ( Middle Score)

The median is the middle score or number. To find the median, scores must be placed in order from the smallest to biggest. Start counting one off each end, until you have one score in left in the middle.

For example: The results from the class test are listed below.

6 ,8 ,10 ,10 ,9 ,7 ,5

What is the median or ‘middle‘ score? 6,8,10,10,9,7,5,

In this example, scores are put into order would be…

5,6,7,8,9,10,10

Then, start counting one off each end, keep going until you have one score left in the middle.

5,6,7,8,9,10,10,

What number is in the middle of this list? The middle number is the median.

Answer:  The number 8 is the median.

Task 1:

Find the median (middle score) for each list scores below.

Remember scores must be in order.

1.  4,8,9     Median 8

2. 4,6,6,7,9  Median 6
3. 4,9,12,13,16,19,21  Median 13

4. 1,3,4,6,8,9,9  Median 6

5. 6,8,9,15,17,18,19,21  Median 13

6. 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,9,11  Median 6

7. 6,9,4  Median 4

8. 7,6,1,3,8 Median 6

9. 5,2,4,7,9,4.5 Median 5

In the questions above, there is an odd number of scores and one number is left in the middle. When you have an even number of scores, there will be two scores left in the middle.

For example: 3,6,8,9

What numbers are in the middle? 6 and 8

Halfway between 6 and 8? 7

The median is 7

Another example: 4,7,8,10,11,12

What numbers are in the middle? 8 and 10

Halfway between 8 and 10? 9

The median is 9

Action Verbs

An Action Verb is often following by a noun or pronoun that is the direct object. It receives action denoted by verb.

1. Yvonne carried the groceries to the car

2. Michael photographed many animals yesterday at the zoo

3. I opened my present before the day of my birthday

4. Lisa saw a turtle beside a rock in the pond

5. I found the book on a shelf in my closet.

6. I found a Iphone by the fountain in the park.

7. Jerry brought a drink the day before he left for his trip.

8.Terese made a portrait in the art class.

9. Ann played the guitar at our school talent show.

10. Peter took his books out of his locker before class.

Write Three Sentences, With a action verb and the direct object.

In our class some of the people will not stop talking! And some of them do not do their work in the classroom. Instead they play games and then they get in trouble from our teacher.

Aliteration

Many poets use aliteration, words of the same beginning sound, to stress an important part of the poem. Sometimes the same sound appear next to each other in the same line.

An example of alliterative verse.

Pepping Possum

I saw a Possum peeping past

petunias pastel pink.

On Thursday at three - thirty, or

Thereabouts, I think

What would he want? I wondered, as I

Waited while he wriggled

He grasped at grass, grinned goodbye,

Glided off, and giggled.

Summer

Pour on lotion,

Rub it in

Perfect for

My summer skin,

On my bike or in my pool,

A sip of water

Keeps me cool

Shades are on,

Flip-flops on to

In the summer

theres so much to do!!!

The digestive system

        Functions of the Digestive System

The digestive system is responsible for breaking down food we eat into smaller Components so that nutrients can be Easily absorbed by body and the Waste discarded.

There are two types of digestion. Mechanical digestion is the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into small pieces through and chewing.

While chemical digestion uses enzymes to break down this food mass further into small molecules which the body can separate and use.

Functions of the heart

The main function of the heart is to pump blood through the body. Also to provide oxygen rich blood required to live. The heart is made up of four different blood filled areas or chambers. There are two chambers on the top are the left and right atrium. The ones at the bottom are left and right ventricles.

The de oxygenated blood enters the heart through the right atrium. It then flows into the right venricle and gets pumped to the lungs. Where it gets oxygentated again.

Parts of the heart

Vena Cava - carries de oxygenated blood from the body to the heart. Semilunar Valve - Flaps that prevent backflow of left Atrium - recives oxygenated blood from the lungs.

Left ventricle - region of the heart that pumps blood to the body.

Pulmonary Artery - carries blood to the lungs.

Right ventricle - region of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs.

Pulmonary vein - carries blood from the lungs.

Right Vein - segment of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood.

Aorta - The main artery carrying blood to all parts of the body.

Facts about skin

Facts about skin If skin is severely damaged then it may try to heal by forming scar tissue. Scar tissue is not the same as normal skin tissue, it often appears discoloured and lacks sweat glands and hair. The colour of human skin depends on the amount of pigment melanin that the body produces. Small amounts of melanin result in light skin while large amounts of melanin, result in dark skin. When you’re feeling hot your skin sweats. As the sweats evaporates, it cools your body off. Fingernails and hair are made of a substance called keratin. The only part of the hair and nail that’s alive and is the part growing under the skin. This explains why it doesn't hurt to cut your hair or nails. A large amount of the dust in your home is actually dead skin.

Traditional maori Legends.

Traditional maori Legends. Maui and the fish. Maui is one of the most famous characters in maori folklore. This legend tells how Maui caught a huge fish which eventually became the north island ( Te. Ika a-Maui ) of the New Zealand the canoe or waka from which he caught the fish became the south island ( Te. Ika a-Maui ) Maui was not a keen fisherman, and he also had the reputation of being a c Trickster. For these reasons his older brothers hated taking him with them when they went fishing. He was always playing practical jokes and would often question the authority of his elders. One day Maui’s wife was nagging him to do something. She told him he was lazy, and said that he should help her with the chores. Maui became tired of her nagging and decided that he too would go out to fish the great oceans of tangaroa. Before leaving to go fishing, Maui went to the sacred burial cave of his ancestors. He took the jaw bone of his grandmother and fashioned a very special fish from it. Then he set out the in his canoe. When he arrived at the fishing grounds Maui’s brothers refused to give him any bait, but this did not deter Maui. He made his nose bleed, and dripped blood onto his hook. Then he cast his line into the sea. Before long a fish took his bait. Maui struggled hard and eventually me managed to haul it up. It was the biggest fish anyone had ever seen. Today Maui”s fish, Te. Ika a-Maui, still remains on the surface of the sea. According to Ngati porou Tradition of the first part of the fish to break the surface of the water was the summit of Mt. Hikurangi. It was the first point to see the sun. And today Mt. Hikurangi, on the east coast, is the first place to see the sun each and morning.