DIXON, Ky. — Scientist and meteorologist Jason Lindsey is making sure his hometown is taken care of with his Hooked on Science camp for students. 

Lindsey, originally from Bowling Green, visits schools like Dixon Elementary to perform unique science experiences, hoping to spark a national interest in the field. 

Students watching Jason Lindsey prepare an experiment. (Spectrum News 1/Evan Brooks)

“Growing up in south central Kentucky, being a Kentucky native, it is always the goal to make sure my state is taken care of," said Lindsey. "Showing them mind boggling experiments each and every day."

Whether it's setting a table on fire or firing off makeshift rockets, it's something that Lindsey started in 2007 and has propelled as the years go on. 

"We're talking more than 300,000 miles that I have driven from one corner of the state to the next, visiting schools, libraries and churches, doing mind-blowing science," said Lindsey. "So I've been all over this great state that we call home.”

Lindsey has two more Kentucky stops before making his way to Iowa. Students at Dixon not only got to watch but also try experiments like building the fastest Lego car possible or creating an indoor tornado. 

It was the first time for students like Grayson Wheatley, who said he is interested in learning more.

"It was my first time, and I do plan on coming back," said Wheatley. "I met some friends and I liked when he shot the bottle rocket and the table was on fire."

Lindsey said he will continue to make his rounds and is glad to make an impact on these students in his home state. He said he is always keeping a keen eye for what is next and how he can improve at his next stop. 

“I’m closely watching kids and seeing what's interesting to them and then once I find that interest, whatever it might be, I turn it into a school program or a classroom program or a summer camp," said Lindsey. "So always looking for new ways as I compete with screens to make science fun.”