SAVY Category
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, We began by reviewing our exit ticket from yesterday. The students provided strong reasons for why we have a system with checks and balances in place. After that, we analyzed our copies of the U.S. Constitution to locate the “Roles and Responsibilities” of the President of the United States. We divided...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, The One to Beat (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Hello SAVY parents! Today, students learned how to look at tables as another way to analyze the change between variables in a situation. We were able to compare and contrast line graphs and tables. Students were also given questions that they could ask themselves when trying to decide the most appropriate graph to use in...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Dabbling with DNA (Schott) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Today, we were busy. We started with a getting-to-know-you activity and a review of the previous days. Then, we began our study of evolution with a short video about the life of Charles Darwin and the idea of evolution via natural selection. (They learned about using the word “via”.) We talked about adaptations and what...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Dabbling with DNA (Jenkins) (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—We had a wonderful Wednesday! After our morning meeting/check-in, we got hard at work with a fun Traits Bingo game. Students had bingo cards and had to color their squares when they heard a trait being described that they knew they had. This was an extension of the learning that we had from yesterday’s lesson....
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Circuitry, System, and Design (3rd – 4th)
Jun. 26, 2024—Alternate and direct currents, research, switches, oh my! There was so much learning happening today! We began the day simulating alternate and direct currents by sitting in a circle and passing marbles. Direct currents were modeled by passing our marbles in the same direction and alternate currents were modeled by occasionally changing the direction that...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Forensic Science (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Today, students were document examiners as forensic scientists! The students learned about how eyewitness statements can sometimes not be reliable. The activity provided an example of how people will often create false memories with association. Then the students practiced the art of forgery and what experts look for when examining documents that might have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Animal Adaptations (Marshall) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, I can’t believe that today is already Wednesday! Our week at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations has been flying by, and your scientists have continued to impress me with their inquisitive natures and dedication to science. Today, we were fully immersed in the animal kingdom and acted like scientists in new ways! ...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 3, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot) (1st – 2nd)
Jun. 26, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, I can’t believe that today is already Wednesday! Our week at SAVY Session 3: Animal Adaptations has been flying by, and your scientists have continued to impress me with their inquisitive natures and dedication to science. Today, we were fully immersed in the animal kingdom and acted like scientists in new ways! ...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, Math and Music (5th – 6th)
Jun. 25, 2024—I am so excited to share with you all the exciting things we did at SAVY today. It was a day filled with both learning and fun as we explored two fascinating topics: copyright versus inspiration and fractions versus time signatures. So, let’s get into the highlights of our day and what your children have...
Summer SAVY, Session 3 Day 2, The Road to the White House (5th – 6th)
Jun. 25, 2024—Today was full of content! The Road to the White House involves so much learning and understanding! Our day 2 daily objectives were: Demonstrate an understanding of democracy and how it is realized in government systems Identify and demonstrate knowledge of the various qualities of an effective leader Compare and contrast the characteristics of...