{"id":469,"date":"2026-06-23T01:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/post6201.org\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2026-06-23T01:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T01:54:38","slug":"great-american-engineering-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/post6201.org\/index.php\/great-american-engineering-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Great American Engineering Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-1024x1020.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.0039714058776807;width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-1024x1020.png 1024w, https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1-1536x1531.png 1536w, https:\/\/post6201.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GAEC_Logo-1.png 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f0b6b26e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ef3efcf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Explorers in this project will compete in teams against one another in a series of hands-on engineering contests that involve skills that engineers use every day.&nbsp; 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