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ACE Welcomes Mike May at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind on May 7, 2010

Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), in conjunction with Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, is concluding its Visualizing Science with Adapted Curriculum Enhancements (ACE) project with a presentation by Mike May, a blind inventor, entrepreneur, and athlete, on May 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind in Colorado Springs.
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The NASA Genesis education module Cosmic Chemistry: Cosmogony features the “Spongy Universe” activity in which pairs of students observe a household sponge.
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Many boys dream of being an astronaut when they get older, and Terry Garrett, 18, of Fort Lupton, is no exception. His goal: To be the first blind astronaut.
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