{"id":6183,"date":"2020-09-18T15:55:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T19:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningjungle.com\/en-CA\/?post_type=project&#038;p=6183"},"modified":"2020-10-08T17:13:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T21:13:28","slug":"balloon-rockets","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.learningjungle.com\/en-CA\/project\/balloon-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Balloon Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Main H1 Titles&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.3&#8243; min_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||20px&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_module=&#8221;1938&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; 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