Tuesday, January 27, 2009

median - (adj.) right in the middle; (n.) the strip of land or pavement that runs right in the middle of two sides of a road, OR the middle number in a long string of numbers that are in sequential order
  • Synonyms: center, medium, half-way, in between
  • Antonyms: end, outside
  • Origin: 1592 L medius meaning "middle"
  • Example: I like to watch the highway patrol cars rendezvous in the median of the Interstate, conspicuously watching for speeding drivers.
Now that you know median means "in the middle," click here to put that knowledge to use!

Who do you think is the student with the median height in our class? 
Make your guess, then explain the process you would use to figure this out.

4 comments:

fabulous student said...

Jaycee says...
I think the 2 people with the median height
is syreena and me!The process I would use is
line up all the kids!From smallest to tallest!

fabulous student said...

Cheyenne says
Wednesday is the median of the day because you take off ALL of the days until you get to Wednesday!

fabulous student said...

Gabby says..
The median of your back is your spine

fabulous student said...

Jaycee says...
In 2 more days it will be Wednesday, and Wednesday is the median of the week!