MMCBGC Members Grow Lima Beans Through STEM
Madison-Morgan County Boys & Girls Club members are growing their planting skills at the Club this summer. Club members recently participated in a lima bean germination STEM experiment where Club members used a plastic bag, soil, mulch, fertilizer, and water to grow their own lima bean plant.
“On day one you could hear Club members asking, ‘how long will it take to grow,’ ‘when can we eat the lima beans,’ and ‘I can’t wait to watch it grow over time,’” Donna Brown, MMCBGC Program Coordinator, shared. “It’s just so exciting to watch them light up with curiosity and enter our Club each day ready to tend to their plants.”
Brown shared Club members have been “expanding their vocabulary learning all about the germination process of a plant,” as well as starting a desire in Club members to plant a bigger garden.
MMCBGC member Brianna Foster shared, “Every day I’m so excited to see how my lima bean plant has grown. I come home every day ready to tell my family just how much as well.”
Brown adds these STEM activities allow Club members to participate in science experiments in a new and refreshing way.
“Our youth are learning hands on science through their planting experience and they’re coming back into our Clubs asking, ‘what next,’ which are my favorite two words to hear from them.”
To learn more about Madison-Morgan County Boys & Girls Club, visit https://www.bgcncg.com/mmcor call 706-342-1117.