{"id":2044,"date":"2026-04-24T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextgeneduhub.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2044"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:25:22","slug":"mars-stem-challenge-journal-design-a-sustainable-martian-habitat","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/nextgeneduhub.com\/ar\/product\/mars-stem-challenge-journal-design-a-sustainable-martian-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars STEM Challenge Journal : Design a Sustainable Martian Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1004\">Get ready for an out-of-this-world classroom experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1298\">This <strong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1044\">Mars STREAM Challenge Journal<\/strong> takes students on a mission to explore, design, and engineer a <strong data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1139\">sustainable habitat on Mars<\/strong>. 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