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Spring SAVY 2020: Day 2 – Secrets of the Moli Stone (1st/2nd)
Feb. 18, 2020—Saturday number two had students traveling all over the world! With our overarching concept of systems, we continued to analyze the patterns, groupings, and symbols of different numeration systems. Our first stop was the Land of Treble! In the Land of Treble, everything is in groups of threes. From the tires on cars, to the...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 2 – Intro to Robotics & Programming (1st/2nd)
Feb. 18, 2020—Today these programmers learned that their job isn’t always creating new technology. They became aware that a big part of their job description is fixing or “debugging” programming problems. We started the day reading more of Peter Brown’s, The Wild Robot Escapes, to put our brains in the futuristic mindset of the world of robots....
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 2 – Environmental Explorations: Dig It! (K)
Feb. 18, 2020—After getting our lab shirts and personalizing them to represent us as scientists, we were ready to spin our learning using the Wheel of Scientific Investigating and Reasoning! Last week, we observed that change happened with our wind experiment, but how could we apply these observations we made with other situations where there is change?...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Unpacking the Magic of Harry Potter (5th/6th)
Feb. 10, 2020—What a great first day in the Harry Potter-verse! It was wonderful to meet our young witches and wizards after much anticipation. We are looking forward to an exciting session with your students. After introductions, we were able to dive into the concept of the influence of Harry Potter in the world around us. Harry Potter...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Biochemistry: The Language of Life (5th/6th)
Feb. 10, 2020—Our focus for this deep dive into biochemistry investigates the body from the macro to the micro level. In our first session on Saturday, we began our study by evaluating the body on a macro level. We learned about the ten different bodily systems and how they are intertwined in their structure and function. The...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Ancient Civilizations (5th/6th)
Feb. 10, 2020—Hello Parents! We were so excited to begin Ancient Civilizations and loved meeting all of our students! Our day began by setting class rules and assessing students’ knowledge of the class topic. I was impressed with how much they already know about ancient civilizations! I am aware that most students have an ancient civilizations component...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Creative Contraptions w/Dr. Wesby (3rd/4th)
Feb. 10, 2020—Welcome to Creative Contraption with your host Dr. “K” Wesby! The 3rd & 4th grade SAVY Scholars had an incredible day of learning through experiments! We hit the ground running with Creative Engineering with Legos, to get our minds warmed up for thinking like an engineer and scientist.Next, students began learning about the concept of...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Creative Contraptions w/Ms. Polk (3rd/4th)
Feb. 10, 2020—Hello SAVY parents! Saturday’s session was one full of engagement and lots of learning! We used the Frayer model of learning to understand the definition of the term “scientists.” We learned how there are many scientists in the world, and we identified the specific areas that some scientists study. The Wheel of Scientific Investigation and...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 1 – Circuitry, Systems, & Design (3rd/4th)
Feb. 10, 2020—Dear SAVY Parents, Thank you so much for making this opportunity available for your child! The level of engagement and enthusiasm was ELECTRIC! Mr. Knight, your student’s teaching assistant, and I truly look forward to our next meeting on Saturday, February 15th. Today the young engineers and designers experienced what a natural disaster can do...