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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 2, Day 5 – Investigations in Forensic Science (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 22, 2018—What a great week! I can’t believe our week has already ended here at SAVY Session 2. I want to express how thankful I am for the opportunity to work with your children this week. We had so much fun solving the case and seeing how science is used to prove the guilt or innocence...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 2, Day 4 – Investigations in Forensic Science (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 21, 2018—How is it already THURSDAY?!  Our week has flown by and has been packed with lots of learning and experimenting. We look forward to Open House where we can show off the crime scene, the suspect list, our test samples/findings, and our working wall. Open House is tomorrow, Friday the 22nd, from 9:00-9:30 on the...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 2, Day 3 – Investigations in Forensic Science (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 20, 2018—I cannot believe we’re already half way through our week at SAVY! This investigation has been so fun. I’m greeted daily with big smiles and lots of new predictions from the investigators. They can’t contain their excitement. Our suspect list is narrowing down and the students are drawing some strong conclusions! Today we focused on...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 2, Day 2 – Investigations in Forensic Science (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 19, 2018—Another great day here at SAVY! The students were eager to reevaluate the crime scene and review our findings from yesterday. The excitement is tangible throughout the room as students predict and share thoughts about possible outcomes! Today, we built our knowledge of DNA. We combined what we knew about fingerprinting and proteins and dove...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 2, Day 1 – Investigations in Forensic Science (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 18, 2018—WOW! Day one is already in the books! We had a fantastic first day together as we jumped right into our Cracking the Case- Investigations of Forensics course. The students were eager to see the crime scene and examine our suspect profiles. The students seem very enthusiastic to see how science can solve this mystery....

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 1, Day 5 – Electrifying Engineering (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 15, 2018—What a great finale to our last day of Electrifying Engineering!  Our engineering skills were put to the test to finish our toys. Your students may have a few things they may want to change, but in general we had some great looking prototypes. It has been a pleasure working with your students and to...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 1, Day 5 – Secrets of the Moli Stone (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 15, 2018—Happy Fifth Day! The students had a great day showcasing their new knowledge about place value, regrouping, renaming, and number systems during Open House. They were able to demonstrate their understanding by taking on the role of instructors.  After Open House, the students delved into the adventure of finding the three Moli Stones that were...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 1, Day 4 – Electrifying Engineering (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 14, 2018—Wow, what a constructive morning!  Students were twisting wires, problem solving energy sources, and redesigning as their ideas came to life.  Circuits with LEDs, spinning motors, switches, and push buttons are all working.  Students are so excited to share with you their working circuits and toy ideas. Watch out tomorrow as paint, felt, and cardboard...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 1, Day 4 – Secrets of the Moli Stone (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 14, 2018—Happy Fourth Day! The students had a very busy day today. They explored the base-three system used in the Land of the Treble by comparing it to the base-ten system used in our culture. They were introduced to trading gickles, bickles, rickles, and trickles during their visit in the Land of Treble. The students were...

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Summer SAVY 2018: Session 1, Day 3 – Electrifying Engineering (Rising 2nd)

Jun. 13, 2018—Can you believe it is the middle of our electrifying week?  Students have been busy learning all they can about circuitry and it showed today.  Continuing to explore different types of circuits, students figured out the limitations of a series circuit and how they might use a parallel circuit when using multiple output devices for...

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