Figure 3 ( top , left ). Evan Sinukoff ( University of Hawai ‘ i Institute for Astronomy ) and Virginia Aragon-Barnes ( Thirty Meter Telescope ; both at left ) direct students on how to “ pace ” the Universe , using their steps as measurements .
Figure 4 ( top , right ). Subaru Astronomer Julien Lozi ( left ) and Gemini Public Information and Outreach staff person Alyssa Grace ( second from left ), make scaled-down comets for students at Waiākeawaena Elementary School using dry ice , gravel , colored sand , and corn syrup . Figure 5 ( center , left ). NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute director Yvonne Pendleton uses coin faces to help students visualize how the Moon rotates as it orbits the Earth and keeps the same side facing the Earth .
Figure 6 ( center , right ). Gemini Science Fellow Jenny Shih ( standing ) helps students at Waiākea Intermediate School classify galaxies .
Figure 7 ( bottom , left ). Gemini Software Engineer Angelic Ebbers inspires students at Waiākea Elementary to show off their engineering skills in a “ Zip Line Challenge .”
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