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moreElectricity and telephones are in limited supply on the island.
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STEAM
science, technology, engineering, art and maths: an educational approach that integrates art and design with the sciences and technical subjects
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the Hawthorne effect
an effect observed in science, where study participants alter their behaviour because they know they are being observed
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