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SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 2 – Witty Wordplay (Rising 1st/2nd)
Jul. 16, 2019—Our day began with a discussion about systems. We learned that all systems have parts/elements, inputs, outputs, boundaries and interactions. As a group, we used a familiar topic, the school cafeteria, to identify parts and elements found in a cafeteria. We were able to create a big list including tables, chairs, utensils, food, trays, workers,...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 2 – Wind and Wings (Rising 1st/2nd)
Jul. 16, 2019—It was another great day at SAVY! We started by listing some of the things we knew about birds and some of our questions. Some of our questions included: How do birds take off? Why do they have a point at the end of their wings? When they glide, how do they stay up? What...
Career Connections at SAVY 2019: Session 2, Day 1 – Strength and Structure of Engineering Materials (Rising 7th grade)
Jul. 15, 2019—Hello SAVY Parents! Today we laid our foundation of materials science! This morning we learned how engineers categorize materials by discussing the differences between metals, polymers, and ceramics. We can categorize these materials based on bond type, which allows us to know broad materials properties. Ask your students the differences between these materials. How do...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Math and Music (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 15, 2019—Hello, parents of mathemusicians! We spent almost the entirety of the day listening to, responding to, and discussing music, specifically the compositional techniques that artists use that incorporate some mathematical elements into them. We began with a look at sonata form and how it still pervades music today. Sonata form typically contains two themes, and...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Dynamic Coasts (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 15, 2019—We had a great first day in Dynamic Coasts! We started the day by familiarizing ourselves with Google Earth, a tool that geo-scientists often use in their research. Google Earth allowed us to explore all the different coastal systems we’ll be learning about this week. We focused on understanding systems, their components, and how they...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Solving for the Unknown (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 15, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! Our first session flew by so fast as we learned all about how symbols are used to represent unknown numbers in Algebra. Students are encouraged to approach the study of variables, expressions and equations using their number sense, logical reasoning and problem-solving strategies. Students were introduced to these concepts through interesting problem-solving...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Makings of America (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 15, 2019—Dear SAVY Parents, What a great start to our week! The student patriots (maybe a few loyalists too) jumped right in with the existing knowledge they had of some unrelated people, places, dates, and events, but they showed their readiness for new knowledge and deeper understandings of the events leading up to the American Revolution. ...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Dabbling with DNA (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 15, 2019—It was a busy and energetic day in Dabbling with DNA. The children expressed a lot of enthusiasm for the topic and immediately started with many questions and comments about DNA. After providing a few answers, Madeline (the TA) and I had the class brainstorm about the proper way to behave in class so that...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Witty Wordplay (Rising 1st/2nd)
Jul. 15, 2019—What is a word? How did people communicate before words, letters or symbols were created? We began our day pondering these questions. We decided that a word is something that is made up of letters that form words and are organized to make sense that can also be from different countries. We also thought that...
SAVY 2019: Session 5, Day 1 – Wind and Wings (Rising 1st/2nd)
Jul. 15, 2019—What a great first day! I can already tell that this is going to be a great week because this class has so many interesting ideas to share. We spent the morning experimenting with Newton’s Laws of Motion using bouncy balls. The students experimented with bouncing and rolling balls. Some of their observations included: Balls...