SAVY Category
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Engineering Policy and Urban Design
Jun. 22, 2016—The day started with a case study of Mexico City’s sewage infrastructure problems. Ask your child about it. We have finally learned enough to be able to think critically about urban design. Today’s challenge was to design a city in such a way that minimizes dirt and nutrient pollution and is still able to grow. ...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – The Art of Fiction
Jun. 22, 2016—We started today’s class with a freewriting session and then broke up into small groups to discuss memorable characters. We made a list of the traits we found in memorable characters, which included characters who change in interesting ways, characters with a sense of adventure and a sense of humor, and characters who surprise us...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Page to Screen
Jun. 22, 2016—Some people could make the mistake of saying that today was more of the same. Students read texts and watched adaptations of those texts. They talked about it. Same ol’, same ol’. Those people would be wrong. Today, students analyzed the nuances in camera angles. In True Grit, camera placement can make a world of...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Looking into Language
Jun. 22, 2016—Today we worked more with phonology, and we were introduced to morphology–how words are made and used. In the morning we had a Mystery Hunt in which students worked in teams to find clues based on instructions written in the IPA. Along with their adult chaperones, students ran all over Peabody’s campus, having fun and...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Genetics II (Mrs. Jones)
Jun. 22, 2016—It was another great day in Genetics! Your students continue to amaze me with their ability to comprehend the various topics we are working through. Before I delve into what we learned today, I want to take a moment to explain one of the key learning tools we are using – we call them “Crazy...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Genetics I (Dr. Zeiger)
Jun. 22, 2016—We are halfway through genetics and students are amazed at all they have learned. We have been learning lots of science terminology including phenotype, genotype, probability and mitochondria! Students also learned their original hypothesis about dominant traits was wrong as they are not always the ones we see the most. Next, we used our Crazy Creatures and punnett squares...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Scripting Stories
Jun. 22, 2016—We started the day with some improvisation games. The students imagined they were magic rocks, and they transformed into items from a lion to a television to a fish with the wave of a wand! We then played a game called prop. The students found many creative ways to imagine a simple basket was something...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – It’s Elemental
Jun. 22, 2016—Today in It’s Elemental we focused on the periodic table and the elements. We started out by discussing how to read the boxes on a periodic table. For example if we look at the box for Germanium we can see that it has an atomic number of 32, indicating that an atom of Germanium has...
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Entomology: The Science of Bugs
Jun. 22, 2016—Dear Parents: What a fantastic day we had today! On our journey over to the field trip to the Bioscience lab, the students were so excited, and they experienced such enjoyment remarking at buildings, bugs, sculptures, bridges and the overall scenery. We were met by our host, Dr. Hillyer and some members of his staff....
Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 3) – Playing with Words
Jun. 22, 2016—We had a special treat today, learning about writing from Jessica Young, Nashville children’s author. We are learning about the various purposes of author’s writings [persuade, inform, entertain]. Ms. Young helped us stretch our perspectives of simple things, such as colors. In discussing her book, My Blue is Happy, we considered the various emotions that colors might...