{"id":1987,"date":"2018-06-11T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile-draft\/?page_id=1987"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:44:22","slug":"ecology-field-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/ecology-field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"4th &amp; 5th grade Ecology Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programs &amp; Events<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Programs-&amp;-Events\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-programs-events\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5090\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5126\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/programs-events\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5454\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5454\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/mentor\/\">Become a Mentor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4th &amp; 5th Grade Ecology Field Day<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1-364x163.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1-500x224.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/ecology-defintion-1.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>During the 4th &amp; 5th grade Ecology Field Day, SMILE club members travel to URI&#8217;s Kingston Campus for a day filled with activities that provide a well-rounded introduction into the world of ecology. Graduate student mentors, URI faculty, and SMILE staff guide the SMILE students and their teachers to 4 different activity stations with topics ranging from wildlife (including amphibians), water quality, plant life, and soil science. The students also get to eat in the dining hall with URI students and experience a small taste of being on a college campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next Elementary Ecology Day is on Thursday, April 16, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-858x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-858x1024.jpeg 858w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-768x917.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-364x435.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-500x597.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large-1000x1194.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3749r-Large.jpeg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-1024x658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4436\" style=\"width:588px;height:377px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-768x493.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-364x234.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-500x321.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large-1000x642.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/910\/IMG_3783r-Large.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programs &amp; Events 4th &amp; 5th Grade Ecology Field Day During the 4th &amp; 5th grade Ecology Field Day, SMILE club members travel to URI&#8217;s Kingston Campus for a day filled with activities that provide a well-rounded introduction into the world of ecology. 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