SAVY Category
Spring SAVY 2022 – Forensic Science for 1st/2nd Grade (Mills)
Feb. 7, 2022—Cracking the Case! This past Saturday was such a fun time together at SAVY! Students were excited to jump in and launch investigations to help solve our mystery! We visited the “crime scene” to assess the evidence, made observations, and rooted our conclusions in best scientific practices. Students were eager to think like a Forensic...
Spring SAVY 2022 – Illuminating Science for Kindergarten (Webb)
Feb. 7, 2022—We had a great time in Illuminating Science! Students investigated many of the questions that they had about light and shadows. We started with comparing what an object looked like in a dark room to how it looked with a flashlight shining on it. Students noticed more details about the objects when illuminated by flashlights....
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 3 – Unpacking the Magic of Harry Potter (5th/6th)
Feb. 25, 2020—Greetings, SAVY parents! We were so glad to share our classroom with you this afternoon. The students have worked really hard over the last few weekends, and they’ve all been so incredibly fun to work with. We look forward to reading all the great works of literature and criticism that your students will inevitably write...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 3 – Biochemistry (5th/6th)
Feb. 25, 2020—In our Third Week of Spring SAVY 2020, Biochemistry course: We began the third week of the biochemistry course by recapping what we covered through the first two weeks through a journaling activity. The students were very excited about the activity where we took either their first or last names and compiled the amino acid...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 3 – Creative Contraptions w/Dr. Wesby (3rd/4th)
Feb. 25, 2020—Coming soon!
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 3 – Creative Contraptions w/Ms. Polk (3rd/4th)
Feb. 25, 2020—Hello SAVY parents! Saturday’s session was packed with lots of learning of engagement. This week we learned about our first simple machine, the lever. The students were able to watch a video that demonstrated to them the three types of levers. In each lever the position of the fulcrum was the determining factor for the...
Spring SAVY 2020: Day 3 – Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd/4th)
Feb. 25, 2020—Dear SAVY Parents, What an exciting and action-packed, final day of SAVY! We hit the learning discoveries hard – literally, by de-engineering an electronic device to discover and observe the internal circuits and parts. Yes, there were hammers and screw-drivers involved, but we were able to discuss import assumptions about their functions and develop those...