Partner Schools
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 utilized the program also.
2019-2020 School Year Numbers
Demonstrated and/or Expected Outcomes: Science in Motion
Science in Motion provides teachers and students in public and private school districts with access to and training on research quality equipment, used for hands-on, inquiry-based lab exercises in the subject areas of biology, biotechnology, biochemistry,chemistry and environmental education. During the 2019-2020 academic year, the demonstrated outcomes in regard to usage and training within the SIM program included:
- 334 pieces of laboratory equipment were utilized by 54 teachers and 10,776 students for 64 weeks;
- 12,096 student educational contacts occurred using this equipment (number of students multiplied by number of different laboratory experiments completed);
- 75 distinct laboratory experiments were completed in the classrooms;
- 560 different sections of students and 23 Advanced Placement classes utilized the equipment.
County of Districts and Schools
Berks County
- Muhlenberg School District: Muhlenberg Middle School
Cumberland County
- Big Spring School District: Big Spring Spring High School
- Carlisle Area School District: Carlisle High School
- Central Dauphin School District: Central Dauphin East High School
- Cumberland Valley School District: Cumberland Valley High School
- East Pennsboro Area School District: East Pennsboro High School
Dauphin County
- Harrisburg School District: Sci-Tech Campus
- Middletown Area School District: Middletown Area High School
Lancaster County
- Cocalico Area School District: Cocalico High School
- Conestoga Valley School District: Conestoga Valley High School
- Elizabethtown Area School District: Elizabethtown Area High School
- Ephrata School District: Ephrata High School
- Hempfield School District: Hempfield High School
- School District of Lancaster: J.P McCaskey High School, Lincoln Middle School
- Penn Manor School District: Penn Manor High School
- Solanco School District: Solanco High School
Lebanon County
- Eastern Lebanon County School District: ELCO High School
- Palmyra Area School District: Palmyra Area Middle School
York County
- Dover Area School District: Dover Area High School
- Hanover Public School District: Hanover Senior High School
- Kennard-Dale School District: Kennard-Dale High School
- Northern York County School District: Northern High School
- Red Lion Area School District: Red Lion Area High School
- South Western School District: South Western High School
- Southern York County School District: Susquehannock High School
- Spring Grove Area School District: Spring Grove Area High School
- Western York Area School District: Western York High School
- York Suburban School District: York Suburban High School
If you are interested in becoming a SIM partner school, contact Wendy Martin at 717-361-1305 or martinw@etown.edu.