Science in Motion
Science in Motion
Elizabethtown College’s motto is to Educate for Service. The goal of the Science in Motion program is to provide private and public schools with STEM equipment, resources, teaching support, and professional development that are too costly for a single school district to finance alone. Elizabethtown College is proud to be part of the Science in Motion consortium, which is comprised of 10 colleges and universities from across PA. The Science in Motion program is housed within the College's Department of Education and is funded through a grant from the PA Department of Education and the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
Who We Serve:
- Public and Private middle and high schools
- Our area encompasses Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Schuylkill counties.
What We Provide:
- STEM Equipment and consumables that are high-tech and financially beyond the reach of most school districts.
- Teaching Support and Equipment Delivery through a mobile educator and a staffed lab preparation center.
- Professional Development to STEM teachers through a college network and necessary infrastructure for modern science training, as needed.
For more information check our Science In Motion FAQ, our Science in Motion brochure, or email Wendy Martin.
Resources & Equipment Equipment Request Form Science in Motion StaffScience in Motion Details
No Cost to Schools
Since the EC-SIM program is funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and supported by Elizabethtown College, there are no costs to the schools or teachers.
Public and Private Schools
EC-SIM serves 6th–12th grade educators in both public and private schools. There is a variety of STEM equipment that can be used for all types of classroom settings. (Ex. Gifted, Agriculture, Math, Special Education, etc.)
Provides High-Tech STEM Equipment
SIM works to meet teachers’ individual needs by loaning equipment and resources, upon request, to the schools. The Mobile Educator delivers and picks up the equipment and supplies with the SIM van on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visits from Our Mobile Educator
There are three types of support our Mobile Educator can provide to schools:
- Deliver and pick up the equipment at your school;
- Teach a lesson/lab once in the classroom as a train-the-teacher model;
- Assist the teacher as a “second pair of hands” when running the lab.
No Maintenance
The Mobile Educator maintains and refurbishes all equipment, consumables, and supplies after each use. Therefore, teachers have no maintenance to complete.
Professional Development
Teachers can participate in FREE professional development at Elizabethtown College. Workshops may include lesson and lab development, learning to use newly acquired equipment, and other topics requested by the teachers. Trainings are scheduled as finances permit.
Science In Motion Impacts
The Science in Motion (SIM) program at Elizabethtown College primarily serves public and private schools in Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Schuylkill counties. However, districts in Cumberland, York, and Dauphin counties have also utilized the program.
2025-2026 School Year Outcomes
Science in Motion provides teachers and students access to and training on research quality equipment, used for hands-on, inquiry-based lab exercises in the subject areas of biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, environmental education, robotics and STEM in general. During the 2025-2026 academic year, the demonstrated outcomes for usage and training within the SIM program included:
- Provided 1042 pieces of laboratory equipment which were utilized by 218 teachers and 17,418 students for a total of 349 weeks.
- Provided 38,557 Student Educational Contacts using this equipment (number of students multiplied by number of different laboratory experiments completed); provided 360 educational contacts for teachers through professional development.
- Access to the equipment allowed classes to add 245 laboratory experiments to their courses.
- Equipment was utilized by 381 different sections of students and in 84 different Advanced Placement classes.
