Grade 2 Category
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 4- It’s Elemental (1st/2nd)
Feb. 19, 2018—We started It’s Elemental this week by reviewing some properties of elements. We learnt more about reactivity with an interesting demonstration using pennies. Pennies coined after 1982 are made by coating zinc with copper instead of using pure copper. Since zinc is more reactive with acid, new pennies with exposed zinc will react to form...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 3- Earth Explorers (1st/2nd)
Feb. 12, 2018—Geomorphologists study the Earth’s landforms, processes, and sediments at the surface of the Earth. Today we discovered how rocks are made, weathered, eroded, and moved! Students created their very own rock cycle and were able to connect various topics we discussed over the past few weeks. For the second half of class, we explored the...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 3- Ecological Expedition (1st/2nd)
Feb. 12, 2018—Happy Third Day! Today the students listened to a reading of The Great Kapok Tree by Lynn Cherry. They paid close attention to the interactions found within the text of the story. The students were divided into small groups based upon their understanding of the story. They created Literary Analysis Cubes to aid in their...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 3- It’s Elemental (1st/2nd)
Feb. 12, 2018—Week 3 in It’s Elemental had us completing experiments, creating some scientific art, and watching a demonstration that got some of us splashed with water. We started with reviewing our subatomic particles- the protons, neutrons, and electrons. We learned how each element has a different number of protons, for example the number of protons is...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 2- Earth Explorers (1st/2nd)
Feb. 5, 2018—Day 2 in Earth Explorers was all about VOLCANOES! With we quick recap about tectonic plate movement, we delved into how rock is made and destroyed in Earth’s mantle. Then we discussed how volcanoes play a role in this process. Vents that release hot lava, volcanoes can come in many shapes and sizes. They also...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 2- Ecological Expedition (1st/2nd)
Feb. 5, 2018—Happy Second Day! Today the students created concept maps about themselves to share with their peers. They also conducted a gallery walk to view and ask questions about each other’s generalization posters. Afterwards, they were totally engaged in a quick debate on: Should humans cut down tree for purposes of shelter or safety? They stood on opposite sides...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 2- It’s Elemental (1st/2nd)
Feb. 5, 2018—Day 2 in It’s Elemental was full of energy from students and from atoms! We started out by reviewing our classification of matter and then we studied chromatography. Which is just a scientific way of saying “separation of a mixture”. We performed a common laboratory method called Thin Layer Chromatography. We separated out the pigments...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 1- Earth Explorers (1st/2nd)
Jan. 29, 2018—We started off our Earth Explorers course with a bang! Beginning the fundamental force of gravity we worked our way through basic concepts that are central to Earth’s structure including, matter, mass, and density. A number of exciting experiments involving liquids of different density illustrated how different layers can float on top of one another!...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 1- It’s Elemental (1st/2nd)
Jan. 29, 2018—We had such an exciting first day in It’s Elemental. To get started we learned about some amazing science such as Marie Curie, a brilliant chemist, Albert Einstein, a great physicist, and Thomas Edison, an amazing inventor. We identified characteristics of scientist that help them be successful, such as being curious, hardworking, and observant. We...
Spring SAVY 2018, Day 1- Ecological Expedition (1st/2nd)
Jan. 29, 2018—Happy First Day! My Interactions in Ecology and Literature class is digging deep into a reading and science unit on the interactions among animals, people, books, art, words, and the environment. They took a pre-assessment by completing a concept map on their prior knowledge of “interactions”. They learned that interactions are actions between different living...