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Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 4, “The Science of Senses” (3rd-4th)
Jul. 10, 2025—Hello again, families! We had another great day exploring The Science of Senses! Our day began with a quick review of yesterday’s content. Students were excited to revisit our discussions about optical illusions. I was impressed that they recalled the 3 types of illusions – cognitive, physiological, and literal. Today, much of our focus...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 4, “Coding and Robotics” (3rd-4th)
Jul. 10, 2025—We started the day with an in-depth discussion about sensors. Students thought about which devices, appliances, and machines in their homes use sensors. They thought of so many great examples! I told them the general name of the sensors in the LEGO Spike Prime sets and explained how these sensors are used in other robots....
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 4, “Creature Connections: Animals, Humans, and the Natural World” (1st-2nd)
Jul. 10, 2025—Dear SAVY Families, I hope that this blog post finds you well! It is hard to believe we are wrapping up our week together at SAVY Summer 2025 Session 4: Creature Connections. However, our learning is nowhere near done! We started the day learning about interactions and teamwork with an emphasis on how and...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 4, “Creative Contraptions: A Study of Inventions” (1st-2nd)
Jul. 10, 2025—It’s hard to believe that we are already wrapping up our fourth day of Creative Contraptions! Today, we started our time together by exploring our last two simple machines: the lever and the pulley. Students worked in groups to create a lever using a ruler, a pencil, and tape to lift a load (a roll...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Wonders of Electrochemistry” (7th-8th)
Jul. 9, 2025—SAVY Families, Today in Wonders of Electrochemistry, students explored the mechanism and real-world applications of electroplating, which is the process of coating a conductive object with a thin metal using electrochemistry fundamentals. Specifically, our content outcomes included students knowing (1) the process of electroplating and how industries use electrochemistry for manufacturing and (2) real-world applications...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Social Determinants of Health: How Communities and Policies Impact Well-Being” (7th-8th)
Jul. 9, 2025—Day 3 of our Social Determinants of Health course was all about exploring research and publicly available data related to the social determinants of health. It was an engaging and insightful day, packed with hands-on learning and thoughtful discussions. We began by learning about what research is and learning the difference between qualitative and quantitative...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Math & Music” (7th-8th)
Jul. 9, 2025—The third day of SAVY Math and Music was focused on the exploration of shapes and their unique role in music. We kicked off the day by discussing where shapes appear in musical experiences. The students eagerly shared their observations, especially focusing on dance. They recognized that dancers create various shapes and lines with their...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Truth v Perception” (5th-6th)
Jul. 9, 2025—Good evening, families and students! I am so glad to be back in the classroom! Today we did A LOT of interactive reading and application activities to understand the many influences in the world and in society that change our perceptions and challenge our notion of the truth. We also talked about how people...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Solving the Chemical Spill: Navigating Ecological and Chemical Systems” (5th-6th)
Jul. 9, 2025—Dear Parents, Today was the day of pH! We started the day learning that “Seven is Heaven.” Thank you for sending your children in with water samples this morning. We started the day testing their pH. We hypothesized that although theoretically, they should all be 7, the samples would test at different pH numbers,...
Summer SAVY, Session 4 Day 3, “Intro to Neurobiology” (5th-6th)
Jul. 9, 2025—Our first topic of the day was Sensation and Perception, one of the four key functions of the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord). We began by making a distinction between sensation and perception. The terms sounded abstract, so we did it using a very fun class activity, which many students volunteered...