Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts

Friday, 6 June 2014

Homework Week 6

Here is my histogram for the heights of 12 trees.















My video:



Week 5 Homework


 My Pictograph



My graph on "Which brand is more popular?"

Monday, 26 May 2014

Homework, Week 4

Cats or Dogs

My frequency table,












My three statements

1. More people prefer dogs.
2. 8 more people like dogs better than cats
3. Over half of my results are dogs.

Next I would investigate how many people actually own cats and dogs.


Here is a graph of my information


















Here is my video,





Thursday, 8 May 2014

Term 2, Week 1 Homework

The Monty Hall Method














The photo above shows that when my Mum swapped her answer she got more correct than when she didn't.

The Monty Hall Method
Click the link above to watch the video on the Monty Hall Method

The Monty Hall Method is a test to do with probability. When I tried this method, I found that my Mum got more correct when she swapped her answer, exactly what the Monty Hall Method stated. It was amazing watching this method actually work.

Here is a table of my results with my Mum,




Here is my video on how to create something with paper,




Friday, 11 April 2014

A great site for improving your spelling!

Poem Homework


Read the poem to help answer the questions.

a)

Write down eight words the poet has used to describe sounds.

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Clang
Sigh
Slap
Drum

v)
vi)
vii)
viii)

Hum
Creak
Whisper
Swish

b)

The poet describes some objects as acting like humans, for example "quiet things speak". Find two more examples of this kind of writing from the poem.

i)
ii)

Treetops Sigh
Wires on poles whistle and hum 

c)

In the second line the poet states, "The quiet things speak". Name two "quiet things" from the poem.

i)
ii)

Grasses
Treetops

d)

What is shown by the use of the hyphen at the end of the line, "When the wind goes —"?That the poet is suddenly changing the subject. Turning the story around and going onto a new idea.

e)

What two main things happen in the poem?

i)

  

The quiet things speak
ii) All the different noises that the quite things make are described.

Sunday, 30 March 2014

Thursday, 20 March 2014

Its and It's

Here is my edited version of the its and it's photo.


Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Proofreading Homework

Here is the link to my proofreading homework. I had to proofread the story, The little red hen. CLICK HERE!


Sunday, 9 March 2014

The Battle of Gate Pa Notes

Here are my 10 bullet points that I picked up from this podcast, Click here!

1. Heni Te Karamu was the only woman to survive the Battle of Gate Pa.

2. Pakeha tried to invade and steal the Maori's land.

3. Heni gave some water to some pakeha wounded soldiers.

4. People call Heni "The angel of Gate Pa".

5. Heni Te Karamu is also known as Jane Fowley.

6. Heni (Jane) got married to a pub owner, Denis Fowley.

7. Heni's brothers name was Neri.

8. Heni is best known for her courage.

9. Heni wanted to be a warrior.

10. Woman and children were told to leave before the war but Heni stayed.