Mobile Science Program - Science in Motion

Science in Motion is a mobile science program that brings expensive equipment and knowledgable instructors to schools around the state of Pennsylvania. Started in 1987 with federal funding at Juniata College in central Pennsylvania, Science in Motion began receiving state funding 12 years ago. This school year, it got $1.9 million from the state, a drop of $600,000 from the year before, plus some private donations, and the use of storage, office, and lab space from the 12 colleges and universities that host it. In 2007-08, the last year for which statewide statistics are available, the program served 280,000 students in 337 schools.