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Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Urban Transportation and Data Analytics (7th-8th)
Jul. 25, 2024—Today, we had an in-depth discussion about the critical issues of climate change and safety concerning transportation. We explored the important connections between climate change and transportation and examined the potential risks and challenges that transportation infrastructure may confront, especially in light of rising sea levels, more intense storms, and fluctuating temperatures. Looking at resources...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Science Communication and Immunology (7th-8th)
Jul. 25, 2024—We had an exciting day today learning about historical microbiology research scientists, and then becoming present-day microbiology research scientists! This morning, we started the day in the computer lab, where student pairs were assigned a historical scientist. They had to read and learn about their scientist’s major discoveries related to microbiology and immunology. We...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, How to Change the World: Social Movements & Collective Action (7th-8th)
Jul. 25, 2024—Dear Parents, Today was another exciting day of exploring how we can make a difference in the world! Responsible and Effective Social Media Use within Social Movements We started the day by discussing the impact of social media on social movements. Students examined both its advantages—such as its ability to quickly mobilize people and highlight...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Intro to Engineering (Shuman & Green) (5th-6th)
Jul. 25, 2024—We began the day talking about the grand challenges that electrical engineers face around sustainability, security, health, and enriching life. As we talked about electrical engineering, students realized that electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Individuality vs Conformity (5th-6th)
Jul. 25, 2024—Hello SAVY families! Today was SUCH a fun day, y’all! Even though we had to be a little flexible in adjusting our schedule so that we had enough time to create substantive, structured, pathos-rich, powerful TED talks, we are on a roll and will pick up fresh and early tomorrow with polishing and...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, The Story of You! Autobiography (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 25, 2024—Day 4 is over! This week is flying by! We started our morning with an exciting game of two truths and a lie. They had so much fun sharing their own and then guessing what was true about their classmates. After finishing our rough drafts yesterday, we spent today editing, revising, and polishing them up...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, The Science of Senses (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 25, 2024—Hello Parents, Welcome to Day 4 of Sense-Sational Science! Today, our focus was on the senses of taste and smell and how they work together to create our perception of flavor. We also revisited our S.A.V.Y. class creed and reviewed classroom and lab rules to ensure a safe and respectful learning environment. Here’s a recap...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Numbers Big and Small (3rd – 4th)
Jul. 25, 2024—We had another fun day with these SAVY math students! Today we started with the book Your Place in the Universe by David Chin. We have explored large numbers, and this book compares large sizes. (For example, how do 8-year-olds, ostriches, giraffes, California Redwoods, skyscrapers, Mt. Everest, galaxy clusters, and the universe compare in size?)...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Intro to Coding (1st-2nd)
Jul. 25, 2024—Today we had fun in our learning! We started the day by playing the Animal Toss Game with our Sphero. Mrs. Lewis showed the class how to write the code for this toss game using the if/then/else block and the loop block. We circled up and tossed Sphero to each other like a game of...
Summer SAVY, Session 6 Day 4, Creative Contraptions (1st-2nd)
Jul. 25, 2024—Work, work, work! How can we overcome challenges and solve problems with work that is more effective, efficient, and… less work? As promised to your students, we have experienced a gentle handoff of class workload this week. Ms. Byrd and Ms. Hannah carried the instructional load on Monday, but each day the students have been...