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Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Using Algebra to Make and Break Records (3rd/4th)
Feb. 11, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! Students were excited to reach the halfway point as we continue to enhance their Math knowledge using world records. Students were able to add two new vocabulary terms to our word wall: rate of change and y-intercept. We were also able to connect this week’s lesson to previous learning. The class started...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Autobiographies and the Story of You (3rd/4th)
Feb. 11, 2019—Ms. Adrienne and I cannot believe that we’re already halfway through Spring SAVY! It’s been so rewarding to learn about our students’ lives and memories. This week, debated the following question: Do self-portraits or photographs more likely to show a person’s change? We began by examining photographs of me, one from when I was 14...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Witty Wordplay (1st/2nd)
Feb. 11, 2019—Eleven enthusiastic and energized writers were emboldened and eloquently empowered to explore the elements of elevating words using the earsplitting language system of onomatopoeia, and entertaining tongue twisters, Bam! We were all a buzz today while we read examples of these witty word play language techniques. Selections that we read were Dooby Dooby Moo, Rusty Spigot, and I...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Wind and Wings: Beginner Biophysics (1st/2nd)
Feb. 11, 2019—This Saturday we continued studying birds and flight. The students focused their research on how flight helped each bird survive along with features of wings or feathers that helped each bird fly. For example, owls fly very quietly to help them catch prey and have small feathers on the tips of their wings to muffle...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Forensic Science (1st/2nd)
Feb. 11, 2019—Parents, We had another fabulous day together exploring more about the field of forensic science. Today our focus shifted from acids and bases to DNA. We learned that while DNA is often categorized in the scientific field of genetics, we would be focusing on the chemistry of DNA. We watched videos (shared below), explored with...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 3 – Discovering the Third Dimension (Kindergarten)
Feb. 11, 2019—Week Three: Composing and Decomposing Three-Dimensional Shapes National Geographic had it right: joy is round. You could see it on our faces as we began our morning with an exploration of three homemade soccer balls. We rolled them, tossed them, and used them for an exciting round of Hot Potato. Ask your resident expert: What was similar, what...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 2 – The Water-Energy Nexus (5th/6th)
Feb. 4, 2019—Today was a great second class. · We first reviewed some of the material from last week, including the pros and cons of various hydropower systems and the scientific method. · Then, we continued working on our hydropower experiment (determining the influence of potential energy on turbine output voltage). · Then we went through some of the equations...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 2 – Mystery and History (5th/6th)
Feb. 4, 2019—What a great detective adventure we’ve had this week! Our sleuths brought their A game to this week’s historical mystery. We kicked off by comparing the goals of detectives and historians and the processes that they follow to achieve those goals: 1) Identify the mystery or major question 2) Conduct background research 3) Hunt for...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 2 – Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd/4th)
Feb. 4, 2019—Dear SAVY Parents! We agreed that we were all so thankful for systems this week! Schools systems worked with communications systems to evaluate cold weather systems that might be affecting transportation systems. HVAC systems that kept us warm depended on functioning electrical systems! What output changes would occur if some elements of the electrical system...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 2 – Using Algebra to Make and Break Records (3rd/4th)
Feb. 4, 2019—Hello SAVY parents! I’m so excited about our second Saturday learning Algebra by making and breaking world records. In this week’s lesson, we attempted to break a world record by pushing an orange with our nose. The students obtained a wealth of knowledge and a multitude of skills while they were also having fun! The...