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SPARK Activity: Penny Lab

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SPARK Activity: Penny Lab

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Sat, May 2, 2026

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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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Keystone Kidspace

10 East Hamilton Ave
York, PA 17401

Free parking is available in the Smalls Field parking lot across the street.

Saturday, May 2, 2026
from 12-3pm

Why do pennies lose their shine, and can we bring it back? In this SPARK activity, participants will investigate chemical reactions using everyday household materials while exploring the science of oxidation and chemical change. Through guided observation and comparison, young scientists will strengthen critical thinking skills and deepen their understanding of how materials transform over time.

Activity available at intervals starting at 12pm and ending at 3pm and is included in Open Play admission.

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Before launching Keystone Kidspace, Jessica was a nonprofit consultant specializing in strategic and business planning and taught courses in nonprofit management, social entrepreneurship and philanthropy at York College.

She currently serves on the board of Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children and was selected as a 2024-25 York Federal Fellow by the White Rose Leadership Institute. She led the board of York’s Central Market during its multi-million dollar revitalization effort and has served on the boards of a number of local nonprofits including the Cultural Alliance and the York JCC. Jessica also was proud to be appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women by Governor Wolf at the start of his first term and was reappointed twice as Commissioner. A native of Montreal, she met her husband Pat while working and living in Boston and they moved to his hometown of York in 2007. They have two boys.

Prior to returning to York, Jennifer spent more than a decade as a public relations executive marketing technology start-ups in Boston, Fairfax, Va., and Silicon Valley.As a community volunteer in York, she has served on the board of YorkArts and has been involved in numerous projects with the Cultural Alliance, York County Community Foundation, York Academy Regional Charter School, York Country Day School and BOP! She lives in York with her husband Steve and their three boys.

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