SAVY Category
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Molecular Genetics (5th-6th)
Jan. 29, 2024—Thank you for sharing your budding geneticist with us at SAVY on Saturday! Together, we did a lot of mental lifting to learn about the parts of a cell and the structure of DNA. We read descriptions, had great discussions, and watched 3D animations to get started. Then, to apply our understanding, we extracted DNA...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Harry Potter: The Science Behind the Magic (5th-6th)
Jan. 29, 2024—Greetings, Hogwarts Families! Your students performed excellently during their first day of wizarding school. After getting sorted into their houses, students began their learning journey by attending Potions Class. There, we learned about how polymers are formed, what crosslinking is, and how tiny changes in chemical compositions can have big impacts on the resulting...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Media Mania: How We are Impacted by What We Watch (5th-6th)
Jan. 29, 2024—Hello, parents and media maniacs! I was so excited to get started with your children on Saturday as we began our journey into the world of media and its impact on how we think, behave, and feel! Before we dove in, however, we wanted to take time for everyone to get to know one another....
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, The Science of Senses (Whiting)(3rd-4th)
Jan. 29, 2024—Today in Science of the Senses, we began with a pre-test so that students could demonstrate their prior knowledge and help guide my instruction based on their present level of understanding. Afterward, we learned about the chemistry of cooking. Students completed a chemical compound simulation learning about molecules and how they impact cooking. Students also...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, The Science of Senses (Dunlap) (3rd-4th)
Jan. 29, 2024—Today in Science of the Senses, we began with a pre-test so that students could demonstrate their prior knowledge and help guide my instruction based on their present level of understanding. Afterward, we learned about the chemistry of cooking. Students completed a chemical compound simulation learning about molecules and how they impact cooking. Students also...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Secrets of the MoLi Stone (3rd-4th)
Jan. 29, 2024—What an excellent beginning to our Spring SAVY session! I was amazed by the enthusiasm and excitement displayed by our group of students, particularly their keen interest in MATH! Each student approached the session with a willingness to explore new concepts, and it was delightful to learn about their talents and passions during our introductions. ...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Spatial Smarts: Diving into Dimensions (1st-2nd)
Jan. 29, 2024—Dear SAVY Families, We had a wonderful first day of Spring SAVY 2024: Spatial Smarts. We started off our day in our Morning Meeting discussing what it means to have spatial awareness and spatial reasoning skills. We defined spatial awareness as “the ability to know the points and objects in space around us and to...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Biomedical Engineering (1st-2nd)
Jan. 29, 2024—Our first Saturday session of Biomedical Engineering was a great success! We started the morning with community building. Students got to know each other with a 3-2-1 activity where they shared 3 things they loved, 2 things they were good at, and 1 thing they wanted to learn during our time together. They also brainstormed and...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Animal Connections (1st-2nd)
Jan. 29, 2024—Greetings! We had such a fabulous and intense learning day on Saturday! We started learning what scientists are and what they do, and then we conducted science experiments to learn about the scientific process! We tested whether salt and sand dissolve in water, and we even saw how sand is just made of small rocks,...
Spring Saturday SAVY, Week 1, Beyond the Pyramids (K)
Jan. 29, 2024—Saturday morning, we started with some activities to help the students get to know one another. They shared facts they knew about ancient Egypt and things they wondered about it. They asked some really good questions! We will search for answers to these questions in our upcoming sessions. Our morning read-aloud was Egyptian Cinderella, the...