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Silly Science Sunday - Home Edition

By OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children's Center for Science and Technology September 4, 2020

OH WOW!’s 10th SILLY SCIENCE SUNDAY BECOMES A HOME EDITION, CELEBRATING STEAM 

-- with the support of title sponsor, Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC 


OH WOW! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology previously hosted Silly Science Sunday in September to celebrate the start of the school year.  In years past, Silly Science Sunday was a FREE street festival in Downtown Youngstown drawing a crowd of thousands with a variety of activities and demonstrations dedicated to the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and careers in those fields, by OH WOW! and our partner exhibitors.  

This year, due to COVID-19, OH WOW!’s 10th Annual Silly Science Sunday event has become a “Home Edition”, celebrating STEAM.  Suzanne Barbati, Executive Director, says “OH WOW! appreciates the support of our sponsors and our collaborative partners who have made it possible for us to develop, package and distribute 15,000 FREE, interactive, STEAM-based activities to an estimated 2000+ children in our five-county target area.” 

STEAM SAK Bundles will have 4 activities and be available for pick up at locations in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mercer, and Lawrence Counties during the week of September 14 through the 18th.  Registration is encouraged by visiting ohwowkids.org or calling OH WOW! at 330-744-5914.  Pick up locations are listed on the OH WOW website and registration form.  

“Against the backdrop of closed events across the state, OHWOW! has done a fantastic job ensuring that our children have access to STEAM education at home. OOGEEP is honored to be a partner in this initiative by donating over 4,000 interactive, STEAM based activities on behalf of Ohio’s natural gas and oil producers,” says Kennedy Copeland, spokesperson for OOGEEP.