RUSSIAVILLE, Ind. – Young students learned basic STEM skills this summer thanks to farm animals in Russiaville.
Children between the ages of 5-13 get a chance to listen to the heartbeats of rabbits, learn how the gastrointestinal tract of horses work and more as science, technology, engineering and mathematics are intertwined.
"Someone needs to be able to engineer a barn to make air flow successfully so horses don't get respiratory problems,” said camp founder Lindsay Fisher. “Someone needs to have the proper technology to build a treadmill to build an efficient treadmill for racing horses so they can exercise and recover."
One of the campers, 12-year-old Carson Hite, said he has an interest in science.
“Honestly, I want to be a marine biologist. I just want to study animal’s behavior first,” said Hite.
While some children were sure about their futures, others were more interested in the animals.
“I'm learning how to care for others on the horses, if they are on them and they are scared,” said 12-year-old Ava Hancock. “I'm learning how to calm the riders down and the horses down."
More information about the camp can be found here.
