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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Good evening! Today, the Dabbling with DNA class started by completing our family trees. They sketched their tree on a small poster board and we put them on display. They are lovely. Next, we completed our studies of artificial selection with a dog breeding activity. The students were given the task of breeding a dog...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Hello! We had a thrilling Thursday! After our morning meeting, we continued working on our foldable notes where we explored the double helix more in depth. We investigated sugars, phosphates, and bases of the double helix structure and the function of each one. The geneticists became “private detectives,” where they learned how to decode a...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Students “switched” their brains to teacher mode this morning as they shared their research from yesterday with the class. Some of the topics we learned from each other include: Nikola Tesla discovered a motor could be powered by 16 June bugs! The parts of an atom: nucleus, neutron, proton, electron. Wind and wind turbines create...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—We had another great day! We began our day by creating our own crime story. Students wrote about a criminal, what they did, where the crime was, why they committed the crime, and how they committed the crime. They paired the story with an illustration. These were really creative! We dove deeper into learning about...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, WOW! What a fun, engaging day we had at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations. I think your scientists will agree that today was the best one yet! We started the morning by rotating through adaptation stations. Using the animal flashcards, students had to find a common adaptation between the animals seen...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, WOW! What a fun, engaging day we had at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations. I think your scientists will agree that today was the best one yet! We started the morning by rotating through adaptation stations. Using the animal flashcards, students had to find a common adaptation between the animals seen...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 26, 2024—In today’s convergence of math and music, we learned about geometry in music, graphing melodies, and the art of conducting. We had a day filled with excitement, exploration, and a newfound appreciation for the hidden mathematical beauty within music. The day began with a captivating exploration of what geometry is and where we can find...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, We began by reviewing our exit ticket from yesterday. The students provided strong reasons for why we have a system with checks and balances in place. After that, we analyzed our copies of the U.S. Constitution to locate the “Roles and Responsibilities” of the President of the United States. We divided...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Hello SAVY parents! Today, students learned how to look at tables as another way to analyze the change between variables in a situation. We were able to compare and contrast line graphs and tables. Students were also given questions that they could ask themselves when trying to decide the most appropriate graph to use in...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Today, we were busy. We started with a getting-to-know-you activity and a review of the previous days. Then, we began our study of evolution with a short video about the life of Charles Darwin and the idea of evolution via natural selection. (They learned about using the word “via”.) We talked about adaptations and what...