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Black Holes Traveling Exhibit
Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists – a traveling exhibit revealing one of the most remarkable mysteries hidden among the cosmos - will soon disappear! Take a ride through the cosmos to discover new facts - and old misconceptions - about black holes that fill our universe. This exhibit will be hosted at the Discovery Center until January 10, 2010. For more information, visit our Special Exhibitions page or read our press release.
Funding for Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center has been generously provided by Associated Grocers of New England, Inc., Sky-Skan, Inc., Granite State Glass, and St. Hilaire & St. Hilaire, PLLC.
FairPoint Communications Sponsors Enhanced Education Technology
FairPoint Communications awarded Touch the Furture, Inc. $5,000 to fund an enhancement of educational programs at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.
"Through strategic charitable giving, FairPoint supports local events and organizations that improve the lives of individuals and enhance the strength and vitality of our community," says Jill Healey Wurm, public relations manager for FairPoint Communication. "Students learn in many different ways and these handheld devices are a great marriage of technology and education."
FairPoint's donation has sponsored the purchase of wireless Student/Audience Response Devices, hand-held wireless "clickers" that enable program participants to electronically select answers to questions posed by Discovery Center educators. Because of its portability, the technology can be utilized in the planetarium theater, classrooms and the portable Discovery Dome during outreach programs.
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