Move It!
Engineering & Transportation Has Never Been So Much Fun
Through a celebration of creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness, Move It! invites guests to experience the world of transportation and manufacturing, with a gallery full of colorful hands-on exhibits that chug, whiz, whirl, pop and zing!
Move It! invites guests to take an inside look at real engineering in action by exploring products and industries from around the region and the world. In this exciting interactive gallery, visitors can also explore and experiment with engineering concepts ─ create and fly paper airplanes, race model car, build bridges, operate a conveyor system, and much more. Free with paid Science Center admission.
“Transportation and manufacturing have always been vitally important to the Harrisburg area“, said Steve Bishop, Vice President of Harsco Science Center. “And in Move It!, we’ve created some terrific new hands-on exhibits about the technology behind these industries.”
Interactive exhibits include:
Fly It
Launch paper airplanes with a zippy mechanical device.
Race It
Assemble and race model cars to create the fastest racer.
Crank It
Arrange gears on a wall and turn a crank to make bells ring and lights blink.
Find It
Investigate the road and rail networks of the downtown Harrisburg area with an interactive touch screen map.
Cut It
Turn a crank to cut paper in a die-cut pattern, and assemble a box to take home.
Spin It
Harness the power of the wind turbine.
Build It
Team up with your friends to construct a sturdy bridge.
Fun Factory
Operate mechanical contraptions to lift, dump, sift
Solar-Powered Car
Examine the Genesis 2001 — a real solar powered racing car built by engineering students and faculty of Messiah College with major sponsor support from Harsco Corporation. The car finished 13 out of 30 cars in a nationwide collegiate competition that raced 2,300 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles and won an award for innovative solar array and battery design.
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Move It! is made possible with support from:
Warden Asphalt Company
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
The Josiah W. and Bessie H. Kline Foundation, Inc.
2011 Corbett Cawley Inaugural Committee
American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania
ArcelorMittal
Gannett Fleming
Pennsylvania Highway Information Association
Quandel Enterprises