Example Capstone Projects

 

Action Research Papers

Title: Investigating the Impact of Inquiry-Based Learning on Students' Questioning Skills in Title 1 Science Classrooms

Author: Lauren Coffey

Grade Level: Elementary 

 

Title: The Effectiveness of Using NGSS Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning to Improve Analytical Writing in Elementary Literacy

Author: Chad Martin

Grade Level: Elementary

 

Title: The Impact of Increasing Middle School Science Class Size on Student Achievement and Teacher Burnout 

Author: Rachael Gradwell

Grade Level: Middle School

 

Title: The Effects of Using Nature Journaling with Middle School Science  

Author: Stephanie Kerr

Grade Level: Middle School

 

Title: The Impact of Self-Assessments on Academic Performance of High School Biology Students

Author: Sandra Gibson

Grade Level: High School

 

Title: The Effect on Student Engagement Through the Use of Case Studies in the Earth Science Curriculum

Author: Bradley O'Connell

Grade Level: High School

 

Educational Scholarship Papers

Title: Land-Based Learning in Junior High Science

Author: Michelle Lynn Zarowny

Grade Level: Middle School

 

Title: Integrating Educational Comics in High School Science

Author: Stephanie Milam-Edwards

Grade Level: High School

 

Title: Crafting the Ideal Physics Classroom

Author: Cal Wilkens

Grade Level: High School

 

Journal Article

Title: Understanding the Impacts of the Montana State University Solar Physics/Astrophysics Research Experience for Undergraduates

Author: Rhiannon Fleming

Grade Level: University

 

Science Research Papers

Title: Bullion Creek and Sential Butte Formations: A Study of Relative Dating and Specimen Descriptions from Near Cartwright North Dakota

Author: Veronica Noel Graham

Grade Level: Middle School