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Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- No Quick Fix
Feb. 6, 2017—We had a great week as the class learned about how to measure the health and function of certain body systems. After finishing up discussions on the major body systems, the class took their own clinical measurements in four different stations: respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, and miscellaneous. We took different measurements in each station ranging from...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- Robotic Programming
Feb. 6, 2017—Greetings! Today was a fun day! We began learning about coding. I like to start by talking about how or brain works to give us a LOT of commands to do something as simple as standing up from a sitting position. We talked about all of the commands that your brain has to give you...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- Awesome Algebra
Feb. 6, 2017—Thank you for sharing your children with me again this week! We appreciate their positive, respectful attitudes. Please continue to respect our classmates by sending peanut free snacks to class. We’ve been able to earn 12 compliments, which has us well on our way to the 25 point goal! We started the day with a...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- Science of the Sea: Diving into Marine Biology
Feb. 6, 2017—Week 2 in Science of the Sea we learned a little bit more about sea water. We did an experiment to see if an egg would float on freshwater, salt water, or carbonated water. Ask your student which it floated on and why! The answer is: density. Dr. Loren shared her favorite science fact that...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- Environmental Explorations: Dig It!
Feb. 6, 2017—Dear Parents: We had a great day learning about natural resources, conservation, preservation, continued understanding of change as a universal concept, what a geologist does, how natural resources are interconnected in the environment, and environmental implications of pollution and over use of natural resources (wasting and depleting natural resources). These topics are difficult to master...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 2- Discovering the Third Dimension
Feb. 6, 2017—Analyze, build, draw, construct, connect – SAVY math is so much fun. This week your mathematicians reviewed 2-D shapes and began exploring the world of 3D solid figures. We began our morning together with a number talk activity, helping these young scholars develop their mental math abilities – plus, geometric subitizing is just fun! We...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 1- Designing Shakespeare
Jan. 31, 2017—Dear Designing Shakespeare Students: Thank you for our first session! It was a pleasure to spend Saturday morning with such a mix of new friends and familiar faces, and I enjoyed learning about each and every one of you: whether it be your nearly-unanimous love for books, your large menagerie of pets, or your apparent need...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 1- Chromatography 101
Jan. 31, 2017—We had a wonderful first day of SAVY discussing the practical uses and basic components of chromatographic systems. Chromatography is used to separate complex mixtures of molecules/chemicals into their individual components. As a class, we brainstormed reasons why people in various professions might want to use this technique. We developed quite the list, ranging from...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 1- Intro to Journalism
Jan. 31, 2017—Intro to Journalism students kicked things off by talking about the changing definitions of “journalist” in our society. As one student put it, journalists used to be “men in gray suits and hats going after the story,” or, as another said, “someone behind a desk reading the news on TV.” But thanks to technology, the...
Spring SAVY 2017, Day 1- Hydrology 101: The World of Water
Jan. 31, 2017—This week, we kicked off our investigation of hydrology! Our first discussion revolved around water distribution across the globe. Oceans comprise 97% of all the water on Earth, and icecaps/glaciers hold another 2%, so it was not an easy task for us to discuss how we would provide enough freshwater to communities across the globe. Fortunately...