Mad Scientist Horticulture Club

Science is fun…

Join us for the Mad Scientist Horticulture Club hosted at the Will County Extension Office (100 Manhattan Rd Joliet, IL 60433). 

Sessions will start at 9am and last approximately 1- 1.5 hours

Dates and Session Topics: 

June17th: Living Mad Scientist 

Participants will learn about the term “horticulture” and horticulture careers. They will also make a living mad scientist (grass heads).

June 24th: Plant Maze Part 1 

Learn about what plant’s need to grow and design your own plant maze for the plants to grow through. 

July 15th: Plant Maze Part 2

Construct your plant maze based off of your designs.

July 22nd: Wacky Worms 

Learn about vermiculture (worm composting) and set up your own worm compost bin. 

July 29th: Ecosystems in a Jar

Study aquatic food chains, fishing stock rates, creel and size limits used by Fish Biologists to manage largemouth bass populations. Learn how the eye of a bass works and why water clarity effect largemouth bass behavior

August 5th: Observations and Edible Soil

Look over all of the observations you made throughout the program, and compare your results with partners. Learn about the layers of the Earth through edible soil cups.