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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 25, 2024—Day two was electric! Students began the day building on what they learned yesterday to create a name tag that lights up. They used batteries, LED lights, and copper tape. We then continued discussions about roadblocks and breakthroughs allowing students to encourage and help each other. Our electrical engineers were problem-solvers, professionals, and teammates as...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 25, 2024—The Cracking the Code class excelled at creating an illustration of our fingerprints yesterday. We started the morning reviewing what we learned about fingerprints and created a concept map to show what we learned. They were so excited to begin learning about how DNA is often left behind at crime scenes. This is a particularly...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 25, 2024—Hello SAVY Families! Day 2 of SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations was all about change, life cycles, and getting to see these concepts in real-time with the study of our live mealworms! While the mealworm experiment was the highlight of the day, we spent the whole morning building the background knowledge needed to analyze our...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 25, 2024—Hello SAVY Families! Day 2 of SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations was all about change, life cycles, and getting to see these concepts in real-time with the study of our live mealworms! While the mealworm experiment was the highlight of the day, we spent the whole morning building the background knowledge needed to analyze our...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 23, 2024—Welcome to our week-long SAVY adventure! We kicked off an exciting journey today in Math and Music, where we explored the fascinating world of mathematics and its intersection with music. On this first day, we began with introductions and then ventured into probability. Before diving into the math lesson of the day, we took the time...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 23, 2024—Today was a wonderful day of learning. I truly enjoyed getting to know this group of students! We began our week of learning by completing an introductory activity and setting group expectations and norms. We also completed a preassessment that I will use to help guide my instruction this week. After that, we moved deeper...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, The One to Beat: Using Algebra to Make and Break Records (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 23, 2024— It is with great enthusiasm that I tell you how excited I am for our first session together! We are using world records to learn about Algebra with an emphasis on relationships. We are focusing on analyzing change by using graphs, tables, and verbal situations and will continue to learn about Algebra as a set of concepts...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, Dabbling with DNA: Genetics All Around Us (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 23, 2024—Good evening! The first day of Dabbling with DNA was successful. We started the day getting to know each other with a game of “Bingo” and then sharing something about ourselves. Our lesson began with small group brainstorming on the differences between living vs. nonliving matter. The class discussed these differences and similarities, and we...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, Dabbling with DNA: Genetics All Around Us (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 23, 2024—WOW! What an amazing first day of SAVY! The geneticists began the day by creating name plates and playing a getting to know you activity. Students then created a self-portrait of themselves and described the various activities they enjoyed doing regularly. This led to an insightful conversation about DNA, genetics, and what makes us “us”!...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 1, Circuitry, Systems, and Design: Electrical Engineering (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 23, 2024—It was a great day getting started with Electrical Engineering! Students began the day by answering silly questions, getting to know one another, and building community through collaboration challenges. Their first challenge of the day was to fit their group members through a piece of paper! The challenge was followed by the task to fit...