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August 2013 

Newsletter of the South Australian Science Teachers Association Inc. 

Conferences and Events 

Latest Events 

For the latest events and Conference 

information go toSASTA’s website: 

www.sasta.asn.au 

For information about science 

Activities & competitions go to: 


Contents 

Page 

2 SASTA Contacts 

3 President’s Report 

3 Early Career Teachers Conference 

4 Teachers Professional Learning 

6 Professional Development 

Opportunities 

8 Maths & Science Middle School 

Conference – Call for Presenters 

8 Psychology Summer Conference 

8 Award for Chemistry Educators 

9 Oliphant Science Awards 

10 Evolution of embryo growth 

10 Positive Psychology and 

Mental Health 

11 Exam Prep Seminars 

The Norwood Morialta High School Senior Campus 

will be the venue for this year’s Maths & Science 

Middle School Conference on Friday 29 November. 

Abstracts from workshop presenters are now being received online at 


South Australian Science Teachers Association Inc. 

Patron: Dr Barbara Hardy AO ABN 22 938 317 192 

Registered by Australia Post – Print Post Publication No. PP 540031/00003 

Member of Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA) 

Supporting teachers of science • Advancing science education


2013 SASTA Committee 

Patron of the South Australian 

Science Teachers Association 

Dr Barbara Hardy AO 

SASTA Board 

Mark Divito (President) 

Karen Palumbo (Vice President) 

Ian Maynard (Treasurer) 

Peter Donnelly 

John Glistak 

Chris Jordison 

Peter Turnbull 

Board Representatives 

Awards 


CONASTA 63 


PD & Conferences 

Peter Donnelly 

Journal 

John Glistak 

Membership 

Mark Divito 

Oliphant Science Awards 


ASTA Councillors 

Mark Divito 


Honorary Life Members 

Doug Anders 

Tony Diercks 

Elma Gurney 

Bob Morton AM 

Ronne Page 

Mike Roach 

Lester Russell 

Peter Schodde OAM 

Jack Smith 

Ray Smith 

Alby Whitelaw 

Dr Jane Wright 

SASTA Office: 

Executive Officer: 

Greg Cole 

Office Manager: 

Rebecca van Schuilenburg 

Project Officer: 

Kate Dilger 

249 Henley Beach Road 

Torrensville SA 5031 

Phone: 08 8354 0006 

Fax: 08 8354 0008 

Email: office@sasta.asn.au 

URL: www.sasta.asn.au 

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no liability is accepted for the accuracy of 

information presented. 

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2 SASTA • August 2013


From the President 

During the last school holidays I 

attended CONASTA 62 (the national 

science teachers’ conference) at 

La Trobe University. The speakers 

and presenters were in my opinion 

excellent and I was particularly 

impressed by Barry Jones, maybe all 

the more because I can’t remember 

having heard him speak before. Peter 

Turnbull and his organising committee 

are now working to finalise the 

speakers and presenters for CONASTA 

63 which will be held in Adelaide next July. This event only 

comes to South Australia every eight years and will be our main 

conference focus for 2014 and therefore we will not be holding 

our usual SASTA two day conference in April. 

TRB 

From this year on all teachers in South Australia wishing to renew 

their teaching registration for a further term, will be required 

to undertake 60 hours of professional learning within their 3 

year term of registration referenced to the Australian National 

Professional standards for teachers. SASTA is ensuring that all of 

the professional learning that we offer meets these requirements. 

Also if you book any workshop or conference online with our 

website, a record is kept on our database that you are able to 

access in 3 years’ time if you need to provide evidence to the 

Teachers Registration Board. 

Organic Water 

I notice with great interest, that in the last month, the ACCC has 

taken action to have manufacturers remove the word “organic” 

from 7 different brands of bottled water. Over the past 5 years 

I have been collecting different examples of bottled “organic” 

water for use in the science classroom as a discussion point for 

students. A government body has finally decided that there is no 

sensible reason for labelling bottled drinking water “organic”. 

I will now wait and see if the ACCC takes action against the 

shopping mall purveyors of water “magnetisers” and the selling 

of “magnetic water” as a panacea. 

Mark Divito 

President 

SASTA Early Career 

Teachers Conference 

Date: Monday 30th September 

Time: 9.00am- 4.00pm 

Venue: Immanuel College, 32 Morphett Road, Novar Gardens 

Cost: Personal Members $115, Corporate Members $135, 

Non-members $165 

Lunch and morning tea provided. Full program and registration 

online at www.sasta.asn.au 

SASTA is offering a full day of workshops for all teachers of 

Science from Reception to Year 12 who are in the first 3 years of 

teaching. 

All sessions will be interactive and provide fun learning 

opportunities as well as resources that will enrich and inform your 

science teaching. Five main sessions will run throughout the day 

each with a different focus: 

• The Australian Curriculum: Science – an overview of the 

curriculum, planning tools and strategies 

• Assessment – task design and implementation 

• Pedagogy – science investigations, inquiry learning, 

engaging students in science 

• Resources – ICT and other resources for the science 

classroom 

• Behaviour Management – successful classroom strategies 

In addition, there will be exciting science demonstrations and a 

chance to interact with the presenters. 

This hands-on interactive professional learning day will cater 

specifically for each level of schooling. Workshops will be offered 

concurrently at each session so participants can choose to attend 

those that are most relevant to their area of teaching: Early 

Years, Primary Years, Middle Years or Senior Years. 

National Professional Standards for Teachers: 

Teachers will receive a certificate of attendance that details the 

hours of professional learning and the Standards covered: 2.1, 

2.2, 3.2, 6.2, 7.4. 

SASTA • August 2013 3


Teachers Professional Learning 

In Term 3 SASTA will offer the following professional learning opportunities: 

For Secondary/Middle school teachers: 

1. Working with the Achievement Standards: 

Assessment that drives learning in science. 

Date: Friday 23rd August 

Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm 

Venue: Education Development Centre, Milner Street, 

Hindmarsh 

Cost: Personal Members $95, Corporate Members $120, 


Lunch and morning tea provided. Register at www.sasta.asn.au 

Viewed through the lens of assessment, what has ACARA given 

us so far? 

• Content 

• Achievement Standards 

• Exemplars of three different levels of achievement 

What ACARA has not done is to describe the quality of 

achievement. 

In this workshop we will explore assessment for, as and of 

learning. Will look at assessment design and use exemplars to 

develop skills in designing assessment tasks that drive learning. 

We will also explore how to use the Achievement Standards 

to make on-balance judgments about the quality of learning 

demonstrated by the students. We will describe this achievement 

across an A-E continuum using an assessment rubric and look 

at how such an assessment tool can be used to assist teachers to 

plan rich units of work that allow for access as well as excellence. 

The Workshop will cover the following: 

• Assessment Principles, Purposes and Features 

• Assessment in The Australian Curriculum 

• Achievement Standards 

• Assessment Literacy 

• An Assessment Tool 

• Quality Assessment tasks 

• Reporting 

2. Inquiry- based learning; how it works in the 

science classroom. 

Date: Friday 1st November 

Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm 


Hindmarsh 


Non members $150 


The Australian Curriculum: Science emphasises inquiry-based 

teaching and learning. Scientific inquiry promotes critical and 

creative thinking by encouraging flexibility and open-mindedness 

as students speculate about their observations of the world. In 

an inquiry classroom, students are able to challenge themselves 

to identify questions and draw evidence-based conclusions using 

scientific methods. 

In this workshop teachers will investigate the process and 

practicalities of inquiry learning in the Science classroom. 

They will engage in hands-on activities that will inform their 

understanding of the types of inquiry and how to implement 

them in their teaching program. 

The Workshop will cover the following: 

• What is Science? How do scientists work? 

• What is Inquiry Based Teaching? 

• Forms of Inquiry 

• Practical Representation/The 5Es Model 

• Strategies for Inquiry Based Teaching 

• Adapting materials 

• Leading change 

Who should attend: Secondary/Middle school teachers 

Who should attend: Secondary/Middle school teachers 



For Primary Years Teachers: 

Year 7 Science: Content, Competence and Confidence: 

1. Biological Science 

Date: Friday 2nd August 

Time: 9.00am -3.00pm 


Hindmarsh 


Non-members $130 


2. Earth and Space Science 

Date: Friday 30th August 

Time: 9.00am -3.00pm 


Hindmarsh 


Non-members $130 


This workshop will support teachers to further develop their 

current understanding of the Science Understanding Strand: 

Earth and Space Science 

The workshop aims to build teacher knowledge and conceptual 

understandings while participants are actively engaged in science 

investigations using the Science Inquiry Skills. The workshop will 

use an inquiry approach to the learning of science, providing 

teachers with the confidence and resources to implement the 

requirements of the Australian Curriculum in their classrooms. 

Structure of Workshops 

• Big Science Ideas – mapping of the concepts explored in the 

sub strand, what is your part in the story? 

• Building Understanding – hands- on investigations 

that allow participants to explore the concepts and build 

understanding using explicit and modelled pedagogy. 

• Unit Development – opportunity to develop rich science 

programs that embed the Capabilities of Literacy and Critical 

and Creative Thinking, the Science Inquiry Skills and that are 

framed by the Science as a Human Endeavour sub strand. 

Science Investigations in a 

Primary Classroom 

Date: Friday 13th September 

Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm 


Hindmarsh 




Children need opportunities to develop practical and inquiry skills 

in order to engage with the world in a scientific way and to make 

sense of what they are learning Hands-on investigations promote 

curiosity and engagement and provide opportunities for the type 

of discussion and questioning which develop understanding. 

This workshop will look at science investigations in action. 

Teachers will be led through the elements of a scientific 

investigation by: 

• Posing questions that are scientifically investigatable 

• Giving priority to evidence - gathering scientific data by 

recording observations and making measurements. 

• Formulating explanations from evidence to address the 

question. 

• Evaluating their explanations in light of scientific 

understanding. 

• Communicating and justifying their proposed explanations. 

Teachers will develop an understanding of how to use an 

investigation planner and implement the elements of scientific 

investigation in their classrooms. 

Who should attend: Primary Years teachers 

Please Note: 

Although this course is not designed specifically for teachers who 

have used Primary Connections, these workshops will provide 

a natural progression to those units of work and continue to 

deepen science understanding. 

Who should attend: Year 6/7 teachers or specialist 

science teachers 



Professional Development Opportunities 

CONASTA 62 presenter, Nicolette Hilton, shared some inspiring 

Professional Development opportunities for primary and 

secondary school Science teachers, including specific information 

on applying for Churchill Fellowships. 

Nicolette Hilton is a senior school educator and TESEP (Teacher 

Earth Sciences Education Programme) presenter with 7 years 

teaching experience who has worked with NASA to develop 

learning materials and travelled across the USA as a Churchill 

Fellow seeking quality teaching resources and information on 

current research into Science education for Australian teachers. 

Spaceward Bound 

• NASA expeditions to Mars Analogues – environments that are 

comparable to those on Mars 

• Assist NASA Scientists – various projects 

• 2014 – Arkaroola South Australia 

• Annually – Mojave Desert CA, USA 

For Information… 

• Mars Society of Australia: http://marssociety.org.au/ 

• Victorian Space Science Education Centre: http://www.vssec. 

vic.edu.au/ 

• http://www.csupomona.edu/~rmogul/spacewardbound/ 

Spaceward_Bound.html 

4.99 

%* 

p.a. 

Fixed for 1 year with no ongoing fees 

5.58 

%^ 

p.a. 

Comparison rate 

TESEP 

• Teacher Earth Sciences Education Programme 

• Check dates and download brochures HERE! 

http://tesep.org.au/bigcalendar.html 

• Also on FACEBBOOK 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teacher-Earth-Science- 

Education-Program/155604677812356 

Science at the Shine Dome 

• Science Teaching Award from the Australian Academy of 

Science 

• Annual Awards Dinner 

• Symposium 

• Applications usually close in February each year 

• http://www.science.org.au/events/sats/sats2013/index.html 

Churchill Fellowship 

• 150 offered Australia wide 

• Average of 6 weeks travel 

• Up to $30,000 towards project 

• Open-ended 

Nicolette’s Project… 

• The Northern Districts Education Centre (Sydney) Churchill 

Fellowship to study innovative practices that improve 

engagement of students in science and promote a positive 

learning culture 

• http://churchilltrust/com.au/site_media/fellows/Hilton_ 

Nicolette_2010.pdf 

How to Apply… 

• 2 Page application 

• Have influential people as referees 

• Be precise and passionate about your project 

• If at first you don’t succeed apply again 

• Application and more info… 

• http://churchilltrust.com.au/ 

Nicolette’s Contact Details 

• nhilton@une.edu.au 

• nicolette.hilton@education.nsw.gov.au 

• Uralla Central School NSW 

• 0437 775 5780 




TESEP 


TESEP 

Spaceward Bound 

Churchill Fellowship 



Call for Workshop Presenters 

MASA – SASTA Conference 

Friday 29 November 2013 

A Science and Mathematics Conference for 

Middle Years (6-10) 

VENUE: NORWOOD MORIALTA HIGH SCHOOL (SENIOR CAMPUS) 

This conference will provide high quality professional 

development in addition to extensive networking opportunities. 

The South Australian Science Teachers Association and the 

Mathematical Association of South Australia are asking for 

expressions of interest from Middle Years educators to present 

practical workshop sessions at this conference. 

Presenting workshops for your colleagues is an excellent way to 

share best practice and develop a community of educators across 

the State. We encourage educators with all levels of experience 

to submit an abstract. 

All abstracts submitted should identify their target audience and 

detail the content to be covered. 

In accepting workshops the conference committee will be looking 

for a balance across levels of schooling and Science and/or 

Mathematics content. 

Possible Workshop Ideas: 

• Hands-on activities for middle school maths and/or science 

• Use of technologies in teaching and learning 

• Integrated units of work of Science and Mathematics 

• Middle years ‘Planning in Science and/or Mathematics’ 

• Experiences in Planning integrated units of work 

• Ways of motivating students to consider maths & science in 

their future careers 

• On-line learning projects 

• Improving students confidence and experiences in Science 

and Mathematics 

Workshops should model the explicit pedagogies and 

content of the Australian curriculum 

Application to present a workshop: Persons interested in 

presenting a workshop at this conference should submit their 

abstract online at www.sasta.asn.au Workshop presenters 

will receive a $30 discount on their registration fee. 

Supported by: 

Call for Psychology 

Summer Conference 

Convenors 

SASTA would like to hear from experienced psychology teachers 

who may be interested in convening next year’s Psychology Summer 

Conference. Ideally we would like 2 convenors to collaborate and 

organise this popular event, which will probably be held at EDC. 

Members have been surveyed concerning their preferred date for 

the conference i.e. Friday 17 January or Friday 28 February but a 

decision has not yet been made. Expressions of interest detailing 

relevant experience can be emailed to eo@sasta.asn.au 

Previous conferences have provided an excellent opportunity 

for participants to share best practice and develop a community 

of educators across the State. We sincerely hope that this can 

continue but it will depend upon member support. 

Secondary/Tertiary 

Award for Chemistry 

Educators 2013 

Nominations for the D R Stranks Medal for Chemical Education 

Award for chemistry educators are called for in the areas of 

excellence in professional practice in chemical education and / or 

outstanding innovation in chemical education. 

This is an award presented by the SA Branch of the Royal 

Australian Chemical Institute. 

Nomination forms and rules regarding the award are available 

from Ian McMahon. 

Please contact ian.mcmahon@tsc.sa.edu.au to receive this 

information. 

Nominators please communicate intention to nominate by Monday 

26 August and submissions are due by Friday 7 September. 



OLIPHANT SCIENCE AWARDS 

South Australia’s Largest Student Science Competition 

Great Opportunities For Learning Through Science 

Entries are due soon 

Computer Programming 

& Robotics Judging 

Entries are judged at SASTA 249 Henley Beach Road, 

Torrensville on Saturday 17th August. Students will need 

to contact SASTA by Thursday 8 August to arrange an 

interview time with the judges. 

Crystal Investigations, Models & 

Inventions, Photography and Poster 

Entries are due on Friday 30th August at the Adelaide 

Festival Centre (Banquet Room) King William Road, 

Adelaide. Please deliver your school’s entries between 

9:00am – 5:00pm. 

Open day display 

Sunday 1 September 12 noon – 4:00 pm at the 

Adelaide Festival Centre (Banquet Room) King William 

Road, Adelaide. The winning entries from Crystal 

Investigations, Science Writing, Scientific Inquiry, 

Games, Multimedia, Photograph and Posters are 

displayed as well as all the Models & Inventions. 

Come in and be inspired by the work of some of 

South Australia’s outstanding science students. 

Get involved! 

Find the 2013 Oliphant Science Award information at: 


If you would like to help with the Judging or at the 

event send us an email at office@sasta.asn.au 



Echidnas reveal evolution of embryo growth 

One of the distinctive features of mammals is the prolonged 

development of the embryo in the mother’s womb. Evolutionary 

biologists have long been fascinated by this massive energy 

investment by mammalian mothers, and because of this 

disproportionate energy input, believe that there is a rivalry in 

the embryo between genes inherited from the father and the 

mother that control the embryo’s energy supply. It is thought 

that the father’s genes may promote growth for the increased 

viability of his offspring, while the mother’s genes restrict 

growth to conserve her energy for future offspring. There are 

a number of mammalian genes whose activity depends on 

whether it is inherited from the father or the mother. This genetic 

phenomenon is called genomic imprinting. 

Australian platypuses and echidnas have provided valuable clues 

towards our understanding of this genetic parental conflict. 

Unlike placental mammals, these monotremes lay eggs, but still 

have a short 2-3 week pregnancy and a simple placenta, and 

therefore can be considered as a midway point in mammalian 

evolution. As the mother’s main energy investment is the 

production of a large nutrient-packed egg before fertilisation the 

parental conflict is believed not to exist in monotremes. 

A recent study involving researchers from the University of 

Adelaide unravelled a key step that may have initiated the 

parental conflict and genomic imprinting of a pair of known 

growth-related genes. The imprinted genes IGF2 and IGF2R code 

for the growth promoter insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) and 

its inhibitor, the IGF2 receptor (IGF2R). The binding of these two 

proteins to each other regulates growth before and after birth. 

In marsupial and placental mammals the IGF2 gene is active 

when inherited from the father and the IGF2R is active from the 

mother’s copy of the gene. A unique element was identified in 

the echidna IGF2R gene sequence that promoted a change in the 

IGF2R protein, triggering the binding of the two proteins. This 

is thought to be the crucial first step that set off a competition 

Positive Psychology 

and Mental Health 

All members (particularly psychology teachers) will find Dr 

Anthony Venning’s article “Positive Psychology and Mental 

Health” published in SASTA Journal Number 02/2013 very 

interesting and informative. If you are not a SASTA Journal 

subscriber you can still view the electronic edition in the 

Members Area at www.sasta.asn.au 

This article is based upon a keynote address presented by 

Dr Venning at SASTA’s Psychology Summer Conference on 

18 January 2013, which was extremely well received. 

Short-beaked echidna with a 2 day old “puggle” (inset) 

© Peggy Rismiller and Mike McKelvey, Pelican Lagoon Research Centre, Kangaroo Island 

between paternal and maternal genes regulating embryonic 

growth. The IGF2R protein structures from echidna, opossum, 

human and chicken were compared. A gradual gain in the 

ability to bind IGF2 was revealed from monotremes to placental 

mammals. This is a great example how evolution step by step 

leads to the fine-tuning of molecules and gene regulation driving 

embryonic development. 

This research was is an international collaboration involving 

structural biologists, biochemists and geneticists from the 

Universities of Bristol, Oxford, Adelaide, the University College 

of Dublin and the Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, 

Vancouver. See the paper below for a full list of collaborators. 

This research was originally reported in Science. For the full 

research paper and to reproduce please refer to: 

[+] dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1228633 

Details for credits: 

Echidnas reveal evolution of embryo growth 

From the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science at the 

University of Adelaide: 

[+] Frank Grutzner 

[+] Briony Forbes 

[+] Peggy Rismiller and Mike McKelvey from the Pelican Lagoon 

Research Centre, Kangaroo Island 

e-Science is an online magazine produced by the Faculty of 

Sciences at the University of Adelaide with a new issue available 

in the second week of each school term. Articles showcase the 

latest research and come complete with classroom resources 

and the relevant links to the Australian Curriculum: Science. 

e-Science is available for the iPad and on the web, visit 

www.sciences.adelaide.edu.au/e-science/ for more information 

and to download. 



2013 Exam Prep Seminars 

Gain maximum benefit from your study time 

• meet the Study Guide editorial teams, consisting of many of our most experienced teachers. 

• discuss exam techniques and receive hints for answering questions. 

• discuss the Chief Examiner’s comments for last year’s exam paper. 

• discuss the extended response requirements. 

To be held in September 

Students should bring their Study Guides, which will be referred to during the two hour sessions. 

Cost 

Students registering online 

$20.00 or pay $25.00 at 

the door. For teachers 

registering a class, please 

fax a list of participants 

names with school purchase 

order number and the 

school will be invoiced 

accordingly at $20.00 

per student. Teachers 

accompanying a class are 

free. All fees include GST. 

Dates 

Biology 

Saturday 7 September 

3:00pm - 5:00pm 

Physics and Psychology 


3:00pm - 5:00pm 

Chemistry and Nutrition 


3:00pm - 5:00pm 

Venues 

All seminars will be held at 

the Education Development 

Centre, (EDC), Milner Street, 

Hindmarsh. 

Check the SASTA website 

www.sasta.asn.au for details. 

Study Guides can be 

purchased online at 

www.sasta.asn.au if you 

have a credit card. 

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Copies of some past editions of the SASTA Study 

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SASTA study guides (approx. 200 pages) are the 

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Year 12 SACE Board of SA exams. 

In the not too distant future, we are going 

These guides include questions with 

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Please fax school purchase order to 

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to need to find alternate fuel sources 

World’s supply of fossil fuels 

predicted to run out within 

next 100 years 

How can we reduce 

our reliance 

on fossil fuels? 

Nanoscience? 

Chemists at the University of Adelaide 

are working at its frontier 

Capable of storing large amounts 

of hydrogen 

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Nanotechnology 

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Naval 

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Architecture 

Engineering 

Engineering 

Robotics 

Robotics 

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Engineering 

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Science 

Science 

Science 

(Honours) 

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Science 

Science 

High 

High 

Achievers 

Achievers 

Program 

Program 


Investigate 

properties 

of nanoscale 

frameworks 

www.ua.edu.au/sciences/chemistry 




Atomic 

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Physicist 

Physicist 

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Biomedical 

Engineer 

Engineer 

Defence 

Defence 

Sector 

Sector 

Mechanical 

Mechanical 

Engineer 

Engineer 

Nanotechnologist 

Nanotechnologist 

Oceanographer 

Oceanographer 



If consumption 

continues at the 

current rate 

Optics 

Optics 

Research 

Research 

Scientist 

Scientist 

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Robotics 

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Engineer 

Science 

Science 

Communication/ 

Communication/ 

Journalism 

Journalism 

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Teaching 


Telecommunications 

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