Celebrate Science Day Returns - May The Force Be With You!

From Reading Science Center

The Reading Science Center is excited to invite you to the second annual Celebrate Science Day on Sunday, May 4, from 1-5 p.m., outdoors rain-or-shine at Drexel University College of Medicine, 50 Innovation Way, Wyomissing. The event offers free entry and free parking, which is available at Teleflex, 35 Innovation Way, Wyomissing.

This year’s theme is “May the Force Be with You!”— a playful nod to the powerful forces of science and imagination that spark curiosity and innovation. Join the Reading Science Center for an afternoon featuring hands-on science activities, live demonstrations, roaming science characters, music, food vendors, and more surprises for the whole family!

Featured activity partners:

Reading Science Center with
- Mighty Rockets
- Stop Motion Animation
- Mix Your Own Bubbles
- Fiber & Hair Forensics
- BCIU Bots
Pin the Organ on the Apron led by Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health
Reading Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Coach
TowerDIRECT EMS Ambulance
Hovercraft rides led by REACH Cyber School
Elmwood Park Zoo animals
Pennsylvania Herpetology Society with native and exotic reptiles and amphibians
Commonwealth Charter Academy’s Mobile Aquaponics Lab
The Science Behind A Fire, Fire Prevention, and Kids’ Flame House with West Reading Fire Department
Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society with The Chemistry of Glacier: “Cool Chemistry, Hot Topic”
East Penn Manufacturing with its Jumper Cable Interactive Display
pH testing with Brentwood Industries
Pennsylvania Geological Survey
X-Ray Bone Matching with Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Medical Imaging Program
Environmental science activities with the Rodale Institute
Princess Luna with crater-making, constellation crafts, and moon jumps
Step into Science exhibit designed by Leslie Ramos and painting by volunteers from TExpL’s Community Art Studio at the GoggleWorks
Remake Learning Days
Face painting
Strolling science characters from a galaxy far, far away
Food concessions: Alebrije, Gourmond Food Truck, Homemade Cravings, Two-Can Kettle Corn, and The Perk Up Truck.

The Reading Science Center thanks its sponsors: Breidegan Family Foundation, Brentwood, EnerSys, Fulton Bank, M.J. Reider Associates Inc., Penn Entertainment, Penske, and Remake Learning Days of Southeastern PA.