Statistics And Bivariate Data

Today, In maths class the topic my class and I studied was Statistics.  I was able to gain more knowledge on how to describe and analyze the scatter plots on a graph, this helped me identify the meaning of Bivariate data, which is the analysis of two variables. In class one of the tasks, we were given was to identify, analyze and compare the weight and circumference of apples in a supermarket. The idea of this task was to help us students describe, analyze, and compare the data of two variables.

 During this topic, I learned about the meaning of TASU (Trend, Association, Scatter, Unusual points), and how to identify TASU in a scatter graph. This was a fun and exciting topic because I was able to learn new things.

The weight of apples in a supermarket and the circumference of the apple. There is a strong, positive, linear relationship between the Circumference of apples and the Weight of apples in a supermarket. Therefore, as the Circumference increases the weight of apples also Increase.

Our Small World.

Hello, my name is Teresa leu.

I come from the small Island of Tokelau. When I was a teenager, I chose to expand my knowledge by moving between the countries of New Zealand, Australia, and Korea for over fifteen years getting the right experience and qualifications that were needed to help my people back home in Tokelau. I am also a nonsmoker and nondrinker and eventually became a (fakaofa) senior Police Officer and the first single mother with a beautiful adopted baby boy.

My main responsibilities as a Fakaofa (top police officer) are to provide the community with the sources and help they need and also keeping citizens of Tokelau out of our jails permanently. Aside from my full-time responsibilities I also have home responsibilities which is my adopted son, making sure that he is taken good care of 24/7. Therefore the values that help me achieve the responsibilities that are put in place is having huge respect for the community, self, and especially our eldest people of Tokelauan. Dedication is also another value that I live by because it helps me push to get work done and making little changes become big changes in the future.

One of the main reasons why I returned to Tokelau is because I owe it to the people that gave me the opportunity to go overseas and gain knowledge and experience. I was able to help the community and help my people defeat the challenges on the island. I got a job and became a (Fakaofa) top police officer but, the parliament didn't accept females doing males jobs, so they fired me, but I did not fight back or argue because I respected them. I had an airline and he helped convince the parliament to accept me as a police officer. Three days later I got the note to have the job back, so I happily accepted the position without disrespect. Once a month we do community visiting ( the whole village comes together) for the old age who are unable to see each other due to health issues or old age issues. Other times we give them Tokelauan traditional food, money, and palangi food (white people's food), this is so they can have a long life. Community visiting also includes dancing and singing to keep the community energetic and happy.

My future aspiration is for knowledgeable people to come back and help me and the community make Tokelau a better place for the upcoming generation of Tokelau. I hope that those who left would come back and keep Tokelau alive.

The Four Survivors.

 In Social study's my class and I got put into groups of 4 and planned what we needed to survive on an island, stranded in the middle of nowhere. When we were done we created a story about our project. Here is the full story of my and my group's project.

On a boat, there were four survivors named, Stanley, Paerau, Ocean, and Sione.  They survived 2 days on a boat with a medkit, water, food, compass, matches/lighters, plates/cutlery, blankets/pillows, and spare clothes. 

The next day came by and Stanley, Ocean, Paerau, and Sione were still safe on the boat. 2 hours went by and suddenly a storm came by causing the boat to smash through the giant waves and into the dark, deep sea. 

The four got washed ashore on an island with all their things, stranded in the middle of nowhere. Stanley and Ocean decided that we had no choice but to live on the island. Paerau was the most accurate and responsible so everyone decided to make her the leader.

The island had everything to survive so everyone got a task that they had to do, Stanley was in charge of cooking and cleaning well Ocean was in charge of finding wood, Sione was in charge of making the map and finding shelter while Paerau was in charge of hunting, killing, healing and making sure that everyone was safe. 

While Sione was exploring he found out that on the other side of the island there was another group of people so retreated back to the place where everyone was and told the leader everything. the leader told Ocean and Stanley that they would have to kill but they did not accept because violence is not the answer. As the leader, Paerau could not help but secretly go on a killing spree alone in order to save her people.

The next morning Paerau came back with supplies, medkits, and clothing. The other three were wondering where Paerau got all the supplies but she didn't answer and told them to go back to work. 

Four hours slowly went by and a bunch of pirates came to the land. Paerau couldn't lose any of her mates since she was the leader she started to make plans. Ocean, Stanley, and Sione would sneak in while they were having their parties and loot their things on their ship, Once we loot everything, we make them surrender with their weapons and kill them afterward. 

This is the end of our project and now we had to make a blog talking about what happened in our project.

Discovering Aotearoa

My names Paerau Siale, Im 13 years old and my nationality is Tongan/Cook Island. My dad is Tongan and my mum is Cook Island, both cultures have similarities but are two very different cultures . 

My mum comes from the island known really well for there pearl farms and black pearls in the Cook Island, called Manihiki.  

15 Islands in Cook Island and there names are. Rarotonga, Manihiki, Aitutaki, Mitiaro, Aitu, Mangaia, Takutea, Palmerston, Manuae, Suwarrow, Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Penrhyn and Nassau Island. The most common and populated Island is Rarotonga and the capital city of Rarotonga is Avarua. My mum is from Manihiki and Rarotonga from the Cook Islands. 

My dad is from a Island called Vava'u in Tonga. The Islands known for its beautiful view and it's outstanding waterfalls. The Vava'u Island is so small almost everyone knows everything. The Island has so many amazing views and stunning places to visit.

 Here are some interesting facts about my dad's Side. Did you know that in Tonga it's illegal to conduct business, play sports or even do chores on sundays. why? Because most of Tonga shut down on sundays due to favors of family, church, resting and eating. The two official languages in Tonga are Tongan and English. However, don't just think you'll get by just knowing how to count in Tongan. 

Tonga and Cook Island is a brilliant and entertaining place to visit. You get fresh air, delicious food and amazing views. In Rarotonga there is a place called Te Vara Nui in the city. Te Vara Nui has brilliant and entertaining performances with mouth-watering meals, all representing the Cook Island tradition.  I suggest  you take a  visit to Tonga or the Cook Islands, it's flooded with excitement and addicting foods. 

Art Colouring

 

Here is a image that I coloured in on a site called, Art Colouring Books. I chose this image to colour in because it reminded me of a old and rusty photo that  I found while me and my mum were cleaning and going through our family's old stuff in the basement. The image that I coloured in  looks exactly like how it does in the photo expect for the background.

The photo had my grandmother and grandpa, and In the corner of my eye I could see on the window ceiling a captivating rose plant that was immensely healthy. I love flowers because they look really elegant when they bloom. My grandma got the plant from my grandpa on valentines. The rose symbolizes love and romance. 

I liked going through all our old stuff because it gives me memories from back then. I found lots of old things that I used to have when I was little, sadly we had to let some go because we didn't have enough space for everything.

Technology

 Cooking (Technology): 

Today I have to do a blog about all my technology classes. and my group and I first went to cooking class and learned how to cook recipes like curry,fruits and yogurt. Our teacher's name was Mrs Hamer and We were put into groups and every group had there own kitchen so everyone could cook. We got the chance to make a yogurt fruit jar which was Mrs Hamers traditional dessert in her culture. We first had to dice and slice all the fruits and put the fruits in making a rainbow design going upwards. After we were done doing that we put the yogurt in. Everyone rated the food and it was a 9/10. Everytime we came to our cooking class we would make different desserts. Our second meal we had to make was a curry and our third meal was a salad.

Science (Technology):

At science my group and I had completed all our work that we were given so we learned about plastic, bones and skeletons,pollution and earthworms. I am going to talk about what we did when we were learning about bones and skeletons. In science everyone had to be included so everyone got the opportunity to speak about what they know about bones and skeletons. When we finished talking our teacher Mrs yanny gave us real animal bones and a dead fish she found on the road to learn about and discover. When we were done we put them back in the box, boiled the fish and got the fish out to see its bones. We wrote and learned the fish bone names and drawed a front,side and under skeleton of the fish in our science books.

Hard Materials (Technology):

In my hard materials class there was a teacher named Mr Grundy. Although, his name is similar to grumpy he is actually very kind and helpful. We learned how to make a necklace out of pewter and we had a workbook that my group and I had to complete while creating our project. I learned how to use a saw machine and also learned that aluminum (metal) is very poisonous and dangerous for baby which is why we didn't use it. Mr Grundy helped me make the necklace for a very special person. I finished the workbook and I also finished my project so now I don't have to do any work.

Dr Terry's Visit

 Today my class and I had genomics so we had a visiter and his name is Dr Terry or Mr Terry. He is a scientist and a very well experienced one. He came in today to talk about cells and how to use a scope. He showed us a photo that was about tissues, cell and DNA which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. He explains what cells do and what cells are made of and after explaining he showed us how to use a scope that are very expensive and are used in university. He explained how to use it and gave us slides to see what we are looking at. After seeing tiny creatures in a scope we got the chance to see a small bug that is called lice. I could see the segments and the tiny hairs on the legs. After seeing all of that and learning about cells Dr Terry had no choice but to leave for a meeting because he is very busy, but at least he gave the opportunity to save his time and teach us all these new and interesting things. After saying goodbye and thank you to Dr Terry he left and hopefully come back next week.