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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—We had a wonderful Wednesday! After our morning meeting/check-in, we got hard at work with a fun Traits Bingo game. Students had bingo cards and had to color their squares when they heard a trait being described that they knew they had. This was an extension of the learning that we had from yesterday’s lesson....
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Circuitry, System, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Alternate and direct currents, research, switches, oh my! There was so much learning happening today! We began the day simulating alternate and direct currents by sitting in a circle and passing marbles. Direct currents were modeled by passing our marbles in the same direction and alternate currents were modeled by occasionally changing the direction that...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Today, students were document examiners as forensic scientists! The students learned about how eyewitness statements can sometimes not be reliable. The activity provided an example of how people will often create false memories with association. Then the students practiced the art of forgery and what experts look for when examining documents that might have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, I can’t believe that today is already Wednesday! Our week at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations has been flying by, and your scientists have continued to impress me with their inquisitive natures and dedication to science. Today, we were fully immersed in the animal kingdom and acted like scientists in new ways! ...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, I can’t believe that today is already Wednesday! Our week at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations has been flying by, and your scientists have continued to impress me with their inquisitive natures and dedication to science. Today, we were fully immersed in the animal kingdom and acted like scientists in new ways! ...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 25, 2024—I am so excited to share with you all the exciting things we did at SAVY today. It was a day filled with both learning and fun as we explored two fascinating topics: copyright versus inspiration and fractions versus time signatures. So, let’s get into the highlights of our day and what your children have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 25, 2024—Today was full of content! The Road to the White House involves so much learning and understanding! Our day 2 daily objectives were: Demonstrate an understanding of democracy and how it is realized in government systems Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the various qualities of an effective leader Compare and contrast the characteristics of...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 25, 2024—Hello SAVY parents! Yesterday, students created a foldable that would allow them to remember vocabulary terms that we will discuss this week. Today, we added two new vocabulary terms to our word wall: rate of change and y-intercept. The class started with a recap of yesterday’s orange-nose push challenge. Students were given a new...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 25, 2024—Today, we started with a Four-Corners getting-to-know-you activity. We then reviewed what we learned yesterday and started our unit on genetics. We watched a short video on Gregor Mendel and his pea studies that elucidated the fundamentals of heredity. Terms we covered today include genetics, heredity, trait, gene, allele, dominance, recessive, genotype, and phenotype. We...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 25, 2024—We had a terrific Tuesday in Dabbling with DNA!! We began the morning reviewing the different types of traits and discussing how parents pass them down to their offspring. We discussed the difference between dominant and recessive traits and watched a short video to enhance our understanding of them. The geneticists then began their incredible work...