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Spring SAVY 2019, Day 6 – Wind and Wings: Beginner Biophysics (1st/2nd)
Mar. 4, 2019—We had a great last week! We wrapped up with class discussions about some the big ideas from the class. It was so interesting to listen to students as they made connections with the information from our class and information they knew from other topics. This discussion helped students combine what they learned with their...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 6 – Forensic Science (1st/2nd)
Mar. 4, 2019—Parents, It was truly a joy getting to see the instruct this course. I hope your child has left SAVY very excited and inspired to explore new fields of science! I appreciate all of your support and participation at our Open House. Students were thrilled to have you visit our “crime scene” and present their...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 5 – Witty Wordplay (1st/2nd)
Feb. 25, 2019—We are as witty as a fox when we are playing with words, as smooth as silk when we are writing, and cool as cucumbers when we are presenting our writing in the Author’s Spotlight at the end of our morning. The author’s techniques and writing systems we looked at this morning through mentor books...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 5 – Wind and Wings: Beginner Biophysics (1st/2nd)
Feb. 25, 2019—It was a rainy but fun Saturday! We started class by finishing some research on insect wings and taking some time to compare different types of insect wings. Students noticed many of the variations and remarked on these structural differences. Students also build models of insect wings using their research and incorporating these differences. There...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 5 – Forensic Science (1st/2nd)
Feb. 25, 2019—Parents, I cannot believe our time with Spring SAVY is coming to a close! Next week is Open House, and we look forward to you coming to see our completed case files and crime scene. The students have had so much fun doing hands-on forensic testing and learning how science is used to incriminate suspects....
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 4 – Witty Wordplay (1st/2nd)
Feb. 18, 2019—What do you call a Rhyming Riddle? A hinky pinky! What is a hinky pinky for horrible breakfast food? An awful waffle! What is a hinky pinky for an insane flower? A crazy daisy! Get ready to read some of the best hinky pinkies I have ever seen at our upcoming parent open house on...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 4 – Wind and Wings: Beginner Biophysics (1st/2nd)
Feb. 18, 2019—Time is going by so fast! It’s hard to believe there are only 2 more sessions left! We started our work this past weekend by studying insects in flight. We learned that insect flight is quite different from bird flight and less understood. Scientists are learning more with better technology, and some information is even...
Spring SAVY 2019, Day 4 – Forensic Science (1st/2nd)
Feb. 18, 2019—Parents, We are so close to cracking our case! Today we experimented with the process of lifting fingerprints from a crime scene. We built on our DNA learning from last week and connected it with genetic traits and fingerprints. Students learned why everyone has a unique set of fingerprints, and how that allows forensic analysts...
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...