Science in the Summer works to make children say 'Wow!'

By Sam Allen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette What do you find if you pop the bubbles formed by the reaction of dry ice mixed with water and dish washing detergent? A group of 13 children attending the Science in the Summer program at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library discovered to their delight and amusement that it was carbon dioxide vapor. That was one of the lessons offered by Carnegie Science Center Staff Educator Mindy Gowlas during the free summer program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline for students in second to sixth grade at 14 libraries in Allegheny and Beaver counties. This is the first year the Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie has participated, said Erin Tipping, children and youth services librarian. She said it happened because of her hiring as a full-time librarian. She said she had heard about the Science in the... [read full story]