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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 2 – Traveling Through Time (Rising 2nd)
Jul. 10, 2018—Our archaeologists had a very successful but challenging day today! First, we reviewed everything we learned yesterday about the kind of work that archaeologists do. We had a lot of fun practicing using the scientific method by hypothesizing what mysterious materials were placed inside plastic eggs. Students had to observe, make hypotheses, and compare notes...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 2 – Adventures in Algebra (Rising 2nd)
Jul. 10, 2018—Happy Second Day! Today the mathematicians differentiated between expressions and equations by explaining their similarities and differences. They are beginning to understand that expressions involve numbers, operations, and/or variables. However, equations show how two expressions are equal to one another. They were introduced to hands-on equation which is a fun and easy way for our...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 2 – Intro to Coding and Robotics (Rising 1st)
Jul. 10, 2018—Hello SAVY Parents! We had a very insightful second day of our Coding and Robotics class! We started the day by reviewing yesterday’s vocabulary words (“algorithm” and “persistence”) and introducing three new vocabulary words to our class discussion. What is sequencing? What does it mean if my code has a bug? How can I efficiently debug my code?...
Summer Career Connections at SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – Engineering Design (Rising 7th)
Jul. 9, 2018—Hello SAVY Parents! Today we learned about the engineering design cycle! This morning we created marshmallow towers out of dried spaghetti (the tallest being 28.25 inches) to learn the importance of testing. This is a common design challenge posed to lots of groups, including students, entrepreneurs, and engineers. Ask your student which group tends to...
Summer Career Connections at SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – Think Like a Lawyer (Rising 7th)
Jul. 9, 2018—We learned a lot on our first day in Think Like a Lawyer, and we set strong Constitutional foundations for the rest of this week at SAVY. We began with the beginning—Article I of the Constitution—which details the role of the legislature. A lot of our early reading was review. We reminded ourselves that we...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – Mysterious World in Writing (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 9, 2018—Welcome to Mysterious World In Writing, parents! So happy and honored to be trusted with your students for the week, and I look forward to our mysterious literary adventures ahead. This morning, we opened the class with a discussion of our initial assumptions about mysteries and mystery-writing. The students were incredibly enthusiastic about mysteries they’ve...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – Intro to Business (Rising 5th/6th)
Jul. 9, 2018—Today we embarked on our journey into the world of Wall Street. Most students began the day having never heard the phrase “strategic investing” so we started by answering the following questions by first using the words “investment” and “market” as they are typically used to hearing them. What is an investment? Students came up...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – Fractions at Work (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 9, 2018—Welcome to Fractions at Work! Your mathematicians arrived ready to learn and explore all the applied math in our world. It was delightful getting to know your students! Collaboration, taking academic risks and practicing communicating ideas are vital features of a SAVY session. As partners, we used various models [pool noodle segments, fraction strips, pizza...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – The Great Debate, Mrs. Kraft (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 9, 2018—The first day is usually the hardest, since we have so many huge topics to touch on before we move into practice, but these kids made it easy. Wow. We got to know each other with a concentration game, and then moved right into Socrates, Plato, philosophy, and even a couple of logical fallacies. Then...
Summer SAVY 2018: Session 4, Day 1 – The Great Debate, Mr. Lee (Rising 3rd/4th)
Jul. 9, 2018—Parents, We had a fantastic first day at SAVY! We began our class by introducing our names and our favorite desserts, which subsequently led to a debate about which desserts are the best! We also established a few ground rules that will be essential to the success of a class that is all about cooperation...