Grade 5 Category
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 4) – Capturing Perspective: The Art of Documentary Theater
Jul. 14, 2016—Coming soon!
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 4) – Neuroscience of the Senses
Jul. 14, 2016—We began our day by working in groups to build concept maps that represent knowledge gained so far in the course. It is exciting to see the connections that the students make between concepts! As we transitioned into our unit on the visual system, we tackled the internet phenomenon known as “The Dress” in which...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 3) – Capturing Perspective: The Art of Documentary Theater
Jul. 13, 2016—Thank you for another fun and adventurous day, as we got on our feet and into the field, working to develop our piece of documentary theatre! Yesterday you selected the broad topic of “Gender Inequality” as our jumping-off point, and today you had an opportunity to meet dozens of unique individuals: students and faculty on the Vanderbilt...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 3) – Neuroscience of the Senses
Jul. 13, 2016—Today we examined the ways in which neurons talk to each other in the nervous system. To represent their knowledge of neuronal structures, the students used arts and crafts materials to assemble neurons. You will be impressed by the wide array of materials and approaches they used to express their understanding! An important way in...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 2) – Capturing Perspective: The Art of Documentary Theater
Jul. 12, 2016—Coming soon!
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4PM, Day 1) – Capturing Perspective: The Art of Documentary Theater
Jul. 11, 2016—Thank you for a fun and productive first day with Capturing Perspectives! In addition to hearing your first efforts at documentary theatre — using newfound tools to introduce yourselves to one another — we explored a number of sophisticated concepts, including the use of semiotics in performance, the distinctions between objective and subjective content, and...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 4AM, Day 1) – Neuroscience of the Senses
Jul. 11, 2016—After getting to know each other, our neuroscientists-in-training spent their first day delving into the world of sensation. We started out with a discussion of how our senses are necessary for surviving and thriving in our environment. Using two videos, we explored how perception differs from sensation. While our sensory systems take in a lot...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 4) – Fission and Fusion: Nuclear Engineering 101
Jun. 30, 2016—Our Day 4 began with another heated game of Fission and Fusion Jeopardy to review concepts were learned from Day 3. This time, we ended up with a 3-way tie. Stay tuned for our final round tomorrow! Our second activity of the day was to mix and pour our own concrete similar to the concrete...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 4) – Fantasies of Change
Jun. 30, 2016—Today we change agents turned our attention to action: how do we implement our values and utilize our resources to achieve our goals and change the world? We first focused on framing our issues, or using particular words, phrases, slogans, etc., to present our issue so that it’s in keeping with a perspective that will...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 3, Day 4) – Linguistics in Your Life
Jun. 30, 2016—This week has flown by so quickly! Today we learned about morphology, which is how words are modified. We read about different kinds of morphemes and how they go together. After lunch we brainstormed morphemes in American English and then played a game in which students created new words and added to the over the...