Third week at the Adler Planetarium





          This week was very interesting as always! I had the pleasure of doing research for the week on a specific kind of sundial called the Cube sundial. Not only did I conduct research, I also held a presentation / informal discussion in space where visitors were welcome. This space is called the Space Visualization Lab (SVL). I answered questions from the guests and handed them the objects to touch. I also helped set up some educational objects that guests were allowed to handle. This was a nerve wracking experience as I had to present on something that I did research but was not an expert on. There were also other objects on the cart that I did not know much about. The curator of the collections department helped me answer any question that was beyond my knowledge. I was glad to see so many people interested and get visited by other teen interns. I even had the opportunity to meet a young girl that wants to be an astronaut! Through my research I was also able to search other museums data bases and got the rare opportunity to read what will eventually become a published book!



I also had the opportunity to attend an event on Thursday! It was a community event for Chicago. It was called Creative youth for Chicago. I was also taken back by the beautiful architecture of the Chicago Cultural Center. It was an arts event to promote youth engagement and work in the arts. I had an amazing time and was joined by other teen interns. 
 
As my third week comes to a close I am excited and sad to enter my final week of my internship as this has been amazing experience!


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