{"id":4017,"date":"2022-11-04T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2022-11-04T10:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:41:14","slug":"march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/smile\/march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Young scientists and engineers from around the state gathered at URI for The SMILE Program\u2019s 2022 Middle School Engineering Challenge!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/img-0040.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-218\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">On March 4th, 98 middle school students from 6 districts across the state came to the University of Rhode Island to participate in a Bridge Building Engineering challenge. The day started with a presentation by the Department of Transportation highlighting how they maintain all 779 bridges in Rhode Island. Afterward, the students began their build using blueprints generated in their after-school club meetings. Although the students were hard at work, they were able to tour the URI campus as well as attend a demonstration on earthquakes. The day ended with the students testing how much load their bridges could hold without breaking. The record for the day was 75 pounds.<\/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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/image0.jpeg?w=764\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/image2.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-223\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/image4.jpeg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/img_6178.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-220\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/img_6179.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/img_6195.jpg?w=480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On March 9th, Central Falls High School SMILE students visited Roger Williams Botanical Garden for a hands-on experience learning about plants and invasive insects.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smileri786869471.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/central-falls-high-school-rwbg-22.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young scientists and engineers from around the state gathered at URI for The SMILE Program\u2019s 2022 Middle School Engineering Challenge! 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