The author, Angie Walker, works as a teacher in a Title I High School on the edge of the Navajo Nation. This is her third year partnering with the Stanford Penpal Program (some students have had the same penpals all three years!!). Over the past three years, she has watched her students develop their understanding of what science is and how they can be part of the scientific community beyond their high school. Please feel free to reach out to Angie at walka@centralschools.org