The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute offers a wide range of summer camps for different ages and interests. These are the camps planned for 2007:Dabble in the Deep 1 Topics in this camp include bioluminescence, denizens of the deep, Bermuda fluorescence, giant squid and deep-sea technology via Cable and Wireless/Global Marine. Activities include squid dissection, bioluminescence experiments, constructing squid bean babies and the utilisation of interactive computer programmes and websites involving submersibles and remotely operated vehicles (ROV’s). Dabble in the Deep 2 “>Sharks”, a word that will make you scramble out of the water when at the beach, is the focus of this five-day educational camp which will cover everything one needs to know about sharks from a shark dissection, shark attack behaviour, sharks past and present, current shark research to shark conservation. It will entail an in depth dissection, identifying various prehistoric shark teeth, painting large 3.5 inch Carcharodon megalodon teeth, and constructing a take-home 6-gilled shark “bean” baby. <$>Dabble in Disaster Natural disasters can occur at any time, any where. This eye opening camp consists of marine related disasters involving geological forces such as volcanoes, earth -quakes, underwater avalanches, meteor impacts, as well as meteorological events such as hurricanes, tornadoes/water spouts, global warming, and sea level rise. Explorers learn various past natural disasters through videos, computers, meteorological and geological instruments as well as hands-on activities, including those affecting Bermuda and how to predict, prepare and act where possibleB>Dabble in Bermuda This camp focuses on the beautiful waters and their relationship to a unique, special, island, Bermuda! Utilising hands-on activities and videos, Explorers learn about Bermuda’s violent birth, its past as told by recently found ancient submerged cedar forests, marine fossils and where Bermuda might be going in its geological future. From a shipwreck caused inhabitation, what was maritime Bermuda like in the 17th century? What hardships did the first settlers endure? What were some of the most famous and valuable shipwreck finds and what did they do for Bermudians? Explorers conduct shipwreck simulations and paint their own Teddy Tucker Cross replica. Is Bermuda’s sand all pink? What lies among its grains? Explorers receive their own micro-paleontological slide, collect micro-critters and make their own sand collections. Comparisons are made as to what once lived in Bermuda’s waters to what lives here now. From whales, sharks, seashells, flotsam and jetsam, Explorers learn about Bermuda’s mysteries, its beaches and surrounding ocean! Dabble in Prehistoric SeThis camp “starts” at the birth /creation of earth over 4 and |0xbd| billion years ago. Travelling through simulated time, campers get “up close and personal” with the variety of life in the savage prehistoric seas ranging from the Cambrian to the Quaternary periods of the geological time scale. Through videos, computers, fossil labs, and other unique hands-on activities, campers learn about the dominant inhabitants of each major period, what survived and what caused major extinctions, and where Bermuda fit into the scheme of the prehistoric seas. Explorers will make molds/casts of some of the “key” marine fossils of the past such as mosasaur teeth, ammonites, and trilobites, as well as excavate, analyze and interpret real fossil remains like paleontologists. Dabble in Dissection C A fivey educational camp introducing six very different unique invertebrate creatures: sponge, Hydra, segmented worm, clam, sea star, and crayfish. Explorers learn how special and well adapted these creatures are to their environment and the important role they play in the ocean. As they get “up close and personal” to each specimen they are taught safe and proper lab skills utilising microscopes and dissecting tools. An overview is given of each organism’s phyla inclusive of alerting the campers of the related dangerous or venomous mems. Due to the nature of this camp, students must be 9-13 years old.>Contact the BUEI for further information on these summer camps.