The 32nd Annual Rockville Science Day will provide free experience for all ages from noon-5 p.m. at the Montgomery College campus in Rockville. Rockville Science Day, hosted by the Rockville Science Center, will feature a variety of science and technology-related exhibits, activities, games and demonstrations including rocket-building (and launching), telescope viewing and a wide variety of robots.
The college is located at 51 Mannakee St. in Rockville Parking is free. Food will be available for purchase at the event.
Rockville Science Day will include backyard wildlife, ship models, microscopes, snakes, Botball, stream science, Civil War medical practice, coding challenges, math puzzles, chemistry in action (flames, explosions and reactions), electric vehicle demonstration, quadcopters, archaeology mini-digs, 3D printing and brain games.
The history of the Rockville Science Center began with the 1989 establishment of the Rockville Consortium for Science. The consortium's creation was driven by a group of science and tech professionals living in Rockville who were interested in providing more science education opportunities to the city’s residents.
From its earliest inception, the mission of the consortium was to:
- Increase science literacy in the general public.
- Encourage young people to develop and maintain their natural interest in science.
- Help people understand the scientific principles underlying environmental concerns, technological development and global systems.
- Establish a science center that will serve as an educational resource for the public.
For more information on Rockville Science Day, go to https://www.rockvillesciencecenter.org/rscd.
