{"id":17548,"date":"2019-06-24T19:33:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stem.edu.gr\/lesson\/stem-in-action\/"},"modified":"2019-07-05T09:45:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T07:45:40","slug":"stem-in-action","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/stem.edu.gr\/en\/lesson\/stem-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM in Action!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;11292&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Engineering&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-cogs&#8221; color=&#8221;sky&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]STEM in Action! is a continuation of the &#8220;Young Engineers&#8221; program. Armed with the appropriate equipment, the small engineers are ready to deal with any problem. 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