{"id":49560,"date":"2015-05-20T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=49560"},"modified":"2016-05-24T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T19:05:00","slug":"day-camp-brings-world-ocean-science-north-mississippi-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/day-camp-brings-world-ocean-science-north-mississippi-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Camp Brings World of Ocean Science to North Mississippi Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_49666\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SSROV-camp-2014_01002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49666\" class=\"wp-image-49666 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SSROV-camp-2014_01002-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"SSROV camp 2014_0100[2]\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SSROV-camp-2014_01002-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/SSROV-camp-2014_01002.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students participate in last summer&#8217;s SSROV Camp.<\/p><\/div>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Middle school students from across north Mississippi are invited to sign up for a series of science, technology, engineering and math-related day camps that will give them a window into the life of a scientist who studies the ocean, an unusual treat so far from the coast.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/umcmse.com\/outreach\/ss-rov-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seafloor Science Remotely Operated Vehicle Camp<\/a>, or SSROV Camp, allows students in sixth through eighth grades to follow in the steps of an oceanographer doing research aboard a ship. Throughout the week, the students get hands-on opportunities to learn about technology, including programming circuit boards, building and operating underwater robots, and navigating underwater ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The camps will be conducted in Oxford, Southaven and Tupelo in June and July. Registration is $200 and the camps are limited to 28 students per session, ensuring a low student-to-instructor ratio.<\/p>\n<p>SSROV Camp was created by Geoff Wheat, director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mmri.olemiss.edu\/Home\/programs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Undersea Science and Technology<\/a>, based at the University of Mississippi Field Station. Wheat is a geochemist and oceanographer who has been involved as a research scientist or chief scientist in hundreds of seagoing expeditions. The camp grew out of the classroom activities he would take to his kids&#8217; schools in Monterey, California, and NIUST hosted the first Mississippi camp last year at the Field Station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The kids and their classmates enjoyed it so much that I expanded it into camp form, and it&#8217;s really taken off in California,&#8221; Wheat said. &#8220;We got such a good reaction at last year&#8217;s Mississippi camp in Oxford that we wanted to offer it to more kids. That&#8217;s why we have reached out to the Tupelo and Southaven communities this year to bring it to them, too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SSROV campers are immersed daily in a fun, problem-solving environment where they get to complete practical, real-world science projects and tasks. Activities are done in a team environment, so students also learn presentation skills and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>SSROV Camp runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. This summer&#8217;s camp schedule includes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 8-12<\/strong> \u2013 University of Mississippi at Tupelo<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 15-19<\/strong> \u2013 University of Mississippi at Tupelo<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 6-10<\/strong> \u2013 Desoto Central Middle School, Southaven<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 20-24<\/strong> \u2013 UM Field Station<\/p>\n<p>NIUST is a partnership between the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the camps and to register, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssrovcamp.org\">http:\/\/www.ssrovcamp.org<\/a>, email <a href=\"mailto:edwardsm@olemiss.edu\">edwardsm@olemiss.edu<\/a> or call 662-915-5479.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Middle school students from across north Mississippi are invited to sign up for a series of science, technology, engineering and math-related day camps that will give them a window into the life of a scientist who studies the ocean, an unusual treat so far from the coast. 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