DaVinci Science Center, Allentown, Hosts a Halloween Exhibit That Is Scientifically Designed to Be Spooky

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Jack O'Lantern Lane at Allentown's DaVinci Science Center.

All pumpkins have a stem. But the ones currently on display at Allentown’s DaVinci Science Center also have STEM, as in an accent on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Ali Reid of WFMZ 69 News became enlightened to the onsite seasonal displays and experiments.

Public programs manager Jennifer Pors, says this is the fifth year for a Halloween overlay to its usual science fare.

“We try to mix it up a little,” she notes, indicating tweaks meant to keep the program fresh.

The centerpiece is Jack O’Lantern Lane, a walkable row of October-themed carved pumpkins decorating large set pieces.

“Ian Fetterman, an artist from Easton, created all our hand-carved foam pumpkins,” Pors explained. “There are 50 different ones, all having to do with art, science, and famous figures in science.”

Fetterman has carefully etched the Starship Enterprise into one, Dr. Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory into another.

During the Spooky Science Show, kids can see a Jack O’Lantern ooze foam from its eyes and mouth. And watch a pickle turn into a lightbulb when juiced with electric current, Frankenstein-style.

For kids that would rather do than watch, the exhibit features a number of hands-on experiences. In the Creativity Studio, for example, small-fry Edisons can use paper circuits to create a light-up Jack O’Lantern of their own.

Jack-O-Lantern Lane runs at the Allentown DaVinci Science Center through November 7.

For more information, see WFMZ 69 News.

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