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Nov 03, 2024

Safety glasses, pinhole viewer project have Westfield pupils ready for eclipse - masslive.com

Westfield High School students in AP Physics and Engineering built DIY pinhole viewers to safely view the solar eclipse. (SUBMITTED)The Westfield News WESTFIELD — Lauren Cadigan, supervisor of

Westfield High School students in AP Physics and Engineering built DIY pinhole viewers to safely view the solar eclipse. (SUBMITTED)The Westfield News

WESTFIELD — Lauren Cadigan, supervisor of science, technology and engineering for Westfield schools, and K-6 STEM coach Lyndsey Ayers, said they are ready to distribute more than 5,700 solar eclipse safety glasses, a pair for every student and staff member in the public school system. Any leftover glasses will be given to the preschools at the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club.

“Students won’t get them until Monday,” Cadigan said. She said 3,000 of them were donated from UMass Amherst, and the district purchased the rest. Administrators made sure these glasses have been tested to protect eyes from the intense rays of the sun.

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