With the messy and stinky science taking place this week in Rowann Hoy’s science class at Polk County Middle School, it’s hard not to love it — just ask her students.“I like the lesson you did when you showed us that we are scientists. I didn’t think I was because I didn’t think I liked science, but I do,” said Alexia. Students are exploring concepts such as identifying parts of an experiment through fun but true experiments that include a control group, an independent variable, measurable data and many controlled variables. (Submitted by PolkStudents.com)