Figure 2.
Hilo High
students
observe various
light sources
through gratings
that create a
spectrum and
separate the light
into a rainbow of
colors.
Figure 3 (center, 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 (center, 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.
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.
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