Figure 6.
Gemini Science
Fellow Jenny Shih
(standing) helps
students at Waiākea
Intermediate School
classify galaxies.
Figure 7.
Robert Sparks of the National
Optical Astronomy Observatory
has students at Waiākea High
School use filters to observe
how light is polarized.
Figure 8.
Gemini Software Engineer Angelic Ebbers inspires
students at Waiākea Elementary to show off their
engineering skills in a “Zip Line Challenge.”
Figure 9.
Gemini Astronomer Rachel
Mason works with students from
Hilo’s Connections school to
model the relative distances to
the planets with toilet paper.
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