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Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Today’s goal was to help our young learners understand the intricate relationship between math and music through PATTERNS! By exploring many kinds of patterns in math and music and engaging in exciting activities like creating tessellations and line dancing, we aimed to provide a hands-on experience that would deepen their understanding and appreciation of both...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Parents, We began by reviewing the learning from yesterday and earlier in the week. Then, we finished writing our campaign speeches and questions for our simulation. The students had mock conventions today. I have to say that each group was unique and chose different elements on the issue of “Education” to highlight,...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Hello SAVY parents! Students were able to create a foldable that would allow them to remember the various types of graphs we have been using to record data. Today, we added new vocabulary terms to our word wall: slope, positive slope, and negative slope. The emphasis today was on analyzing change. We were able to...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Good evening! Today, the Dabbling with DNA class started by completing our family trees. They sketched their tree on a small poster board and we put them on display. They are lovely. Next, we completed our studies of artificial selection with a dog breeding activity. The students were given the task of breeding a dog...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Hello! We had a thrilling Thursday! After our morning meeting, we continued working on our foldable notes where we explored the double helix more in depth. We investigated sugars, phosphates, and bases of the double helix structure and the function of each one. The geneticists became “private detectives,” where they learned how to decode a...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Circuitry, Systems, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 27, 2024—Students “switched” their brains to teacher mode this morning as they shared their research from yesterday with the class. Some of the topics we learned from each other include: Nikola Tesla discovered a motor could be powered by 16 June bugs! The parts of an atom: nucleus, neutron, proton, electron. Wind and wind turbines create...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—We had another great day! We began our day by creating our own crime story. Students wrote about a criminal, what they did, where the crime was, why they committed the crime, and how they committed the crime. They paired the story with an illustration. These were really creative! We dove deeper into learning about...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, WOW! What a fun, engaging day we had at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations. I think your scientists will agree that today was the best one yet! We started the morning by rotating through adaptation stations. Using the animal flashcards, students had to find a common adaptation between the animals seen...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 4, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 27, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, WOW! What a fun, engaging day we had at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations. I think your scientists will agree that today was the best one yet! We started the morning by rotating through adaptation stations. Using the animal flashcards, students had to find a common adaptation between the animals seen...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 26, 2024—In today’s convergence of math and music, we learned about geometry in music, graphing melodies, and the art of conducting. We had a day filled with excitement, exploration, and a newfound appreciation for the hidden mathematical beauty within music. The day began with a captivating exploration of what geometry is and where we can find...