Foolish Science Sunday is the beginning of a week-long academic program organized by OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Kids’s Middle for Science & Expertise. This 12 months marks the thirteenth 12 months of Foolish Science Sunday, which can happen in downtown Youngstown’s Central Sq. from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Throughout the occasion, youngsters could have the chance to witness watermelons exploding from the pressure of rubber bands, run by means of a vat of Oobleck, and watch tons of of rockets produced from movie cannisters explode. There will even be hands-on actions, exhibitors, and stage reveals that each one revolve round science, expertise, studying, engineering, artwork, and arithmetic (STREAM).

Colleen Ruby, the director of operations at OH WOW!, explains that Foolish Science Sunday goals to have interaction folks of all ages within the Mahoning Valley with STREAM training. The occasion is an extension of the museum’s mission to encourage exploration and experimentation.

The listing of exhibitors contains Youngstown State College Faculty of STEM, YWCA Mahoning Valley, First Robotics, The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, MCCTC, Valley STEM Academy, BRITE Power Innovators, Western Reserve Media PBS and Daniel Tiger, House Depot-Austintown, SMARTS, Sharon Robotics, Metropolis Machine Applied sciences, OSU Cellular Unit, and Animal Welfare League-Trumbull County.

Meals distributors, together with Candy Sips, One Scorching Cookie, Armida’s Cucina, and G&G Concessions, will even be current on the occasion. Foolish Science Sunday serves because the kickoff for 7 Days of STREAM, a regional science and expertise pageant in Youngstown.

From Monday to September 23, OH WOW! has invited its group companions to host STREAM-related actions at their respective places. A digital calendar of occasions will be discovered on OH WOW’s web site, ohwowkids.org.