Grade K Category
Fall SAVY 2017, Day 4- Environmental Explorations: Dig It! (Kindergarten)
Oct. 16, 2017—Dear Parents: Our morning began with another story from 11 Experiments that Failed. This book allows students to review the scientific method through discussion of the steps the author took to answer a question/hypothesis, and how she responded to what happened in the process. Next we reviewed our experiment last week to discover the porosity of...
Fall SAVY 2017, Day 3- Environmental Explorations: Dig It! (Kindergarten)
Oct. 9, 2017—Dear Parents: Our morning began with another story from 11 Experiments that Failed. This time, our author never got to test her experiment because of a failed plan. This gave us a chance to discuss our experiment last weekend with the black and white painted bottles, deflated balloons attached to the tops, and the question...
Fall SAVY 2017, Day 2- Environmental Explorations: Dig It! (Kindergarten)
Oct. 2, 2017—Dear Parents: We began our day with a deeper look at what a scientist is and does. We read a book called, What is a Scientist? And, of course, we read another farcical adventure from the book, 11 Experiments That Failed. Students gleaned further insights regarding the Scientific Method and how scientists do their work....
Fall SAVY 2017, Day 1 – Environmental Explorations: Dig It! (Kindergarten)
Sep. 27, 2017—Dear Parents: It was a pleasure meeting your child on our first day of Fall SAVY. We had a nice time getting to know each other. Our morning began with a discussion of what a scientist is, and how a scientist does his/her job. We talked about how scientists observe, ask lots of questions, make...