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Summer Career Connections Session 4, Day 5, Neuroscience 101
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: A final hello from me! What a week it has been – plenty of learning and new friendships among your students. PTY is such a special program and I feel so fortunate to be a part of it from the instructor side. Thank you again for the opportunity to get to know and...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, From Myth to Modern Legend (Schwartz)
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: Today, all of our hard work came together as students presented their original myths and board games to their peers in the other section of “From Myth to Modern Legend!” For their myths, students created a story that uses characters from Greek mythology, as well as heroes and creatures of their own invention,...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, From Myth to Modern Legend (Waxman)
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: Happy Friday! We had a fabulous final day in Greek Mythology: Myth to Modern Legend! This morning, we completed our mythological board games and finished writing our own myths. Students then had the opportunity to present their final projects to the class! For the board games, we had students create Greek mythology versions...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Planning for the Future
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: On our last day of Planning for the Future, students examined water conservation. We started off by conducting an audit of a fictional neighborhood’s water use and learned how various fixtures and appliances have become much more efficient over time. Then, we researched different strategies and tools for reducing water consumption and decided...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Programming and Robotics
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: We were in full programming mode on our last day! These programmers know how to use their new vocabulary, so not only can they walk the walk, but they can also talk the talk. They put together all of the skills they acquired this week and developed a fun program in the Sprite lab. It was...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Fractions at Work
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: Happy Friday! What a great week learning about fractions and all their many elements. Today, we really challenged ourselves with new algorithms for multiplying and dividing fractions. Mostly, we worked with recipes that our book characters, Tori and Jordan, found in the attic; we scaled them up or down based on how many...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Mythology
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: Just like the Olympian gods and goddesses (ancient and modern) we have studied, we have finished well today! We have learned that the ancient Greek and Roman Olympic games were training activities and competitions for improving warriors by developing strength and endurance for completing the race and overcoming the challenges (even the painful...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Operation Save the Beach
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: This morning we reviewed all that we’ve learned this week. The Dunesville council collaborated on a list of what the camp plans must include. Students sketched a draft map independently. Then, they collaborated with their team and found ways to combine ideas. I am so impressed with how cooperative and collaborative the teams...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Animal Adaptations (Kent)
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: We started our day talking about the importance of biodiversity to the health of our ecosystems. We then completed the research on our chosen animals. The presentations on all the animals were very informative and the students did a great job sharing all the details they found out. We concluded our fun week...
Summer SAVY Session 4, Day 5, Animal Adaptations (Gruchot)
Jul. 14, 2023—Day 5: Dear SAVY Families, Happy Friday! I am so sad that today is our last day of SAVY Session 4: Animal Adaptations, but I am so grateful that I spent the time learning with and from your scientists this week. These scientists worked hard and showed me their best behavior all week. I could...