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Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 3, Intro to Chemical Engineering: Engineering With Play Dough (1st-2nd)
Jun. 11, 2025—It was a wonderful Wednesday to be a Chemical Engineer! Today, we dove deeply into the roles of chemical engineers in product research. After beginning our morning analyzing and interpreting data, we heard from Jenny, a chemical engineer at Creative Juice Company, who reached out to us with a special request. She was working on...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic (Richards, Sect. 2) (5th-6th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Dear SAVY Families of our Young Wizards, Today at Hogwarts for Muggles, we dove even deeper into the science behind the magic—and what a spellbinding day it was! With House Points on the line, our students rose to the challenge and explored the real-world science behind Wingardium Leviosa, magical maps, and even invisible ink. ...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic (Owens, Sect. 1) (5th-6th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Today in Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic, students continued exploring the real science behind magical phenomena with a day full of discovery and fun. We started by learning about magnetism – how certain materials and forces can attract or repel objects without even touching them. Using this knowledge, students put their wands to...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Molecular Genetics (5th-6th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Today, we started with a one-on-one getting-to-know-you activity where the students shared something they have in common and something different about themselves. This occurred in a rotation, kind of like speed dating. We then reviewed what we learned yesterday and started our unit on genetics. We watched a short video on Gregor Mendel and his...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Ancient Legacy: Exploring the Impact and Influence of the Roman Empire (5th-6th)
Jun. 10, 2025—We had another fun day in Ancient Legacy! This morning, we picked up right where we left off by learning about daily life in the Roman Republic. We studied the patricians and plebeian classes, the government structure, the election process for consul members, and the process for joining the senate. We then transformed our classroom...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Math & Music (3rd-4th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Hello SAVY Families, What a fantastic day we had together! We kicked things off with a lively and engaging game of SKUNK, a fun way to review probability. All it takes is a couple of dice and a piece of paper—ask your scholar to teach you how to play! Next, we explored the first of...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Cryptology (3rd-4th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Greetings, Parents! It was an amazing day of learning and growing for my young cryptologists, finding patterns and structure at every turn! Those sneaky costumed animals kept us on our toes! We are learning more and more with each page we decode. The multiple-meaning words, puns, and idioms are adding so much to our understanding...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Crime Lab Chemistry (3rd-4th)
Jun. 10, 2025—Piecing Together Clues: Day 2 of Crime Lab Chemistry-“Who Borrowed Mr. Bear?” With the mystery deepening, Day 2 of our investigation brought a surge of energy and curiosity to our young detectives. Building on the initial evidence from Day 1, students returned to the scene with sharpened minds and a renewed determination to uncover the...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Witty Word Play (1st-2nd)
Jun. 10, 2025—In the morning of day two, students reviewed the generalizations about systems. As linguists, students applied what we learned yesterday about the Sumerians and cuneiform by creating their own “clay tablets”. They used model magic clay (which represented the clay stone) and both a chopstick and a pencil (to represent the reed) to make impressions...
Summer SAVY, Session 1 Day 2, Intro to Chemical Engineering: Engineering With Play Dough (1st-2nd)
Jun. 10, 2025—It was another great day at SAVY! We started our morning by learning about the history of play-dough. Did you know that it was once used to clean wallpaper? We then moved into a discussion to define chemistry and a process. Through our discussions, learners determined that a process is a series of steps used...