Hallie Wood talks to Emmalee Dobson and Makana Juergens about mythological stories behind constellations, how patterns in the night sky were named after Greek gods, heroes, princesses, kings and queens.Edilia Chinbaeva and Kaitlyn Smith quiz Mason Albertson and Gabe Kroll on constellations using marshallow models and paper drawings.Third grader Joe Knosalla learns to use a telescope during a class visit to  the astronomy class.

Constellation observation . . .

Staples-Motley High School astronomy students Austyn Ploshnick and Kyle Huepenbecker show their 3D constellation model, part of a class project, to third grader Kaden Speckhard. Instructor Dawn Paurus’ high school astronomy class, is  made up of students in grades 8-12. Students in Donnalee Butler’s third grade elementary class were invited to learn about their constellation unit. Near the end of the unit, high school students will make books to bring to the third grade classroom. (Staples World photos by Mark Anderson)

 

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