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152. ELASTICITY AND FRACTURE OF DLC-COATED GLASS UNDER HERTZIAN CONTACT STRESSES

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Elizabeth Christine
Title:
ELASTICITY AND FRACTURE OF DLC-COATED GLASS UNDER HERTZIAN CONTACT STRESSES
Area of Honors:
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords:
diamond-like carbon
cone cracking
glass
Hertzian contact
File:
Download SHC_Thesis_Revised__DJG_and_CGP_Reviewed_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Supervisor
Carlo G Pantano, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. David John Green, Thesis Honors Advisor

154. STANDARDIZED TESTING IN THE 1960S AND 1970S: EXPLORING THE IMPACT ON TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE

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Open Access
Author:
Pebley, Emma Elizabeth
Title:
STANDARDIZED TESTING IN THE 1960S AND 1970S: EXPLORING THE IMPACT ON TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL CLIMATE
Area of Honors:
Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:
standardized testing
1960s
1970s
File:
Download Pebley_Thesis_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Supervisor
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Supervisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Honors Advisor

156. Real time multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus using nuc and eap genes

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Open Access
Author:
Luley, Erin Hope
Title:
Real time multiplex PCR assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus using nuc and eap genes
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Real time multiplex PCR
Mastitis
Staphylococcus aureus
File:
Download Erin_Luley_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bhushan M Jayarao, Thesis Supervisor
Bhushan M Jayarao, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

161. A Computational Study of Airflow in a Standardized Human Nasal Cavity: Implications Regarding Olfaction

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Open Access
Author:
Shenk, Elizabeth Marie
Title:
A Computational Study of Airflow in a Standardized Human Nasal Cavity: Implications Regarding Olfaction
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
human olfaction
nasal airflow
standardized human nasal cavity
CFD analysis
File:
Download Shenk_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor
Brent A Craven, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Supervisor
Peter J Butler, Faculty Reader

163. IRREVERSIBLE INACTIVATION OF PORCINE PEPSIN BY ϒ-IRRADIATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Trinh, Eric Quang Dao
Title:
IRREVERSIBLE INACTIVATION OF PORCINE PEPSIN BY ϒ-IRRADIATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Area of Honors:
Chemistry
Keywords:
pepsin
radiation
activity
ovalbumin
sds-page
agglomeration
scission
File:
Download Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis Supervisor
Bratoljub Milosavljevic, Thesis Supervisor
Karl Todd Mueller, Thesis Honors Advisor
John B Asbury, Faculty Reader

164. High-Lauric and High-Myristic Fatty Acid Cheese: Effects on Serum Lipoprotein Profiles

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Open Access
Author:
Insetta, Emily Rose
Title:
High-Lauric and High-Myristic Fatty Acid Cheese: Effects on Serum Lipoprotein Profiles
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
lauric fatty acid
myristic fatty acid
cholesterol
TC
LDL-C
HDL-C
TC:HDL-C ratio
nutrition
diet
fatty acids
saturated fatty acids
fat
File:
Download Emily_Insetta_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Penny Kris Etherton, Thesis Supervisor
Penny Margaret Kris-Etherton, Thesis Supervisor
Gary J Fosmire, Thesis Honors Advisor

167. GRINDING WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION USING A DIGITAL CAMERA TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM

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Open Access
Author:
Cutter, Eric T
Title:
GRINDING WHEEL WEAR PREDICTION USING A DIGITAL CAMERA TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A MACHINE VISION SYSTEM
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
grinding wheel
machine vision
camera
texture
image processing
File:
Download etc127_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Russell Marsh, Thesis Supervisor
Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor

168. "That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers

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Open Access
Author:
Schwab, Edward T
Title:
"That Fals Traitour" and "Eadweardus Tyrannus": Robert I of Scotland and Edward I of England in the Imaginations of Late Medieval Chroniclers
Area of Honors:
Medieval Studies
Keywords:
chronicles; Scotland; England; historiography; Rob
File:
Download honorsthesisschwab.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Supervisor
Jeanne Elizabeth Krochalis, Faculty Reader
Benjamin Thomas Hudson, Thesis Honors Advisor

169. National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China

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Open Access
Author:
Whittet, Emily
Title:
National Differences in Alcohol Advertising Regulation Systems: A Comparison of the United States, France and China
Area of Honors:
Advertising/Public Relations
Keywords:
french advertising
alcohol advertising
advertising
international advertising
chinese advertising
u.s. advertising
File:
Download Whittet_Thesis_1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. George Anghelcev, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

170. Financial Statement Overhaul: An Analysis of the Implementation of the Joint FASB/IASB Proposal on Financial Statement Presentation

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Open Access
Author:
Keasey, Elizabeth A.
Title:
Financial Statement Overhaul: An Analysis of the Implementation of the Joint FASB/IASB Proposal on Financial Statement Presentation
Area of Honors:
Accounting
Keywords:
financial statement presentation
convergence of financial reporting standards
File:
Download Thesis_Elizabeth_Keasey_Final_Draft.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dan Givoly, Thesis Supervisor
Dan Givoly, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor

171. ATTENUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL ZINC IMPORT THROUGH ZnT2 IN TUMORIGENIC BREAST CANCER CELLS RESULTS IN APOPTOSIS

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Open Access
Author:
Foolad, Farnaz
Title:
ATTENUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL ZINC IMPORT THROUGH ZnT2 IN TUMORIGENIC BREAST CANCER CELLS RESULTS IN APOPTOSIS
Area of Honors:
Nutritional Sciences
Keywords:
zinc
breast cancer
apoptosis
znt2
File:
Download updatedthesis_FFoolad.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Shannon Leanne Kelleher, Thesis Supervisor
Rebecca L Corwin, Thesis Honors Advisor

172. Data Visualization

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Open Access
Author:
Delitsky, Fara Tracy
Title:
Data Visualization
Area of Honors:
Management Information Systems
Keywords:
data
visualization
File:
Download ThesisDelitsky.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John Jordan, Thesis Supervisor
John Jordan, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. John C. Spychalski, Thesis Honors Advisor

174. Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources

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Open Access
Author:
Farhi, Farnaz
Title:
Sexual Violence on Our Campus: Understanding the Barriers that Prevent Penn State Undergraduates from Accessing Supportive Resources
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Women's Studies and Civic and Community Engagement
Keywords:
Penn State
Supportive Resources
Sexual Violence
File:
Download Farnaz_Farhi_SHC_Thesis_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Thesis Supervisor
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nicole Sheree Webster, Thesis Honors Advisor

176. EFFECTS OF ELEVATED SALINITY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF GREEN FROG TADPOLES (LITHOBATES (RANA) CLAMITANS)

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Open Access
Author:
Samra, George
Title:
EFFECTS OF ELEVATED SALINITY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF GREEN FROG TADPOLES (LITHOBATES (RANA) CLAMITANS)
Area of Honors:
Environmental Resource Management
Keywords:
tadpole escape response salinity lithobates clamit
File:
Download George_Samra_thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jacqualine Grant, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor
Margaret C Brittingham, Thesis Honors Advisor

177. MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION

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Open Access
Author:
Tallman, Gregory D
Title:
MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
kurtosis
skewness
Gaussian
bell curve
distribution
sector
returns
Taleb
Black Swan
File:
Download ThesisTallmanFINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

179. The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue

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Open Access
Author:
Miller, Genevieve Nicole
Title:
The Effects of Combination Zoledronate and Docetaxel Therapy on Breast Cancer Colonization of Three-Dimensional Osteoblastic Tissue
Area of Honors:
Bioengineering
Keywords:
breast cancer
bone metastasis
bisphosphonate
File:
Download Miller_Genevieve_Honors_Thesis_2010.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Erwin A Vogler, Thesis Supervisor
Andrea Marie Mastro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. William O Hancock, Thesis Honors Advisor

181. Designing A Mechanism To Inhibit Talocrural Joint Movement To Facilitate The Location Of The Subtalar Joint Axis

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Open Access
Author:
Witt, Gregory Stuart
Title:
Designing A Mechanism To Inhibit Talocrural Joint Movement To Facilitate The Location Of The Subtalar Joint Axis
Area of Honors:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
subtalar
talocrural
subtalar axis locator
File:
Download Honors_Thesis_-_Gregory_Witt.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Professor Matthew M Mench, Thesis Honors Advisor

182. SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS

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Open Access
Author:
AlJama, Hassan
Title:
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES USING SURFACE COUPLING AGENTS
Area of Honors:
Chemical Engineering
Keywords:
Silica
nanopaticles
surface modifications
surface coupling agents
colloid
File:
Download Thesis-Hassan.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Themis Matsoukas, Thesis Honors Advisor
Darrell Velegol, Faculty Reader

186. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE

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Open Access
Author:
Price, Ian Robert
Title:
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A RECOMBINANT SMALL SUBUNIT OF THE MEMBRANE‐BOUND HYDROGENASE OF RALSTONIA EUTROPHA: TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOCHEMICAL H2‐PRODUCING MODULE
Area of Honors:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:
photosystem I
molecular wire
hydrogenase
hydrogen
Ralstonia eutropha
photosynthesis
bioconjugate
File:
Download shc_thesis-ian_price_final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
John H Golbeck, Thesis Supervisor
Joseph C. Reese, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Brian Selleck, Faculty Reader

187. Dance-Texture Analysis and Synthesis from Motion Capture Data

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Open Access
Author:
Chiang, I-kao
Title:
Dance-Texture Analysis and Synthesis from Motion Capture Data
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Engineering Science and Computer Science
Keywords:
Texture
Dance
Synthesis
Symmetry
Motion Capture
Human Motion
File:
Download Dance-Texture_Analysis_and_Synthesis_from_Motion_Capture_Data.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Yanxi Liu, Thesis Supervisor
Bernhard R Tittmann, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jesse Louis Barlow, Thesis Honors Advisor
Judith A Todd Copley, Faculty Reader

188. Implementing a Software-Defined Radio Ground Station for Satellite Communications

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Open Access
Author:
Lipnitskiy, Ilya Y
Title:
Implementing a Software-Defined Radio Ground Station for Satellite Communications
Area of Honors:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
software-defined radio
USRP
GMSK
GFSK
modulation
digital transmission
satellite communication
Si4432
DSP
GNU Radio
File:
Download Ilya-HonorsThesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sven G Bilén, Thesis Supervisor
John Douglas Mitchell, Thesis Honors Advisor

189. Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008

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Open Access
Author:
Brozick, John Anthony
Title:
Moral Hazard in the Financial Crisis of 2008
Area of Honors:
Finance
Keywords:
moral hazard
financial crisis
lehman brothers
bear stearns
aig
tarp
troubled assets relief program
paulson
hank paulson
henry paulson
bernanke
ben bernanke
treasury
federal reserve
government intervention
File:
Download Moral_Hazard_in_the_Financial_Crisis_of_2008_FINAL.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

190. The Effect of Manual Therapy on Postural Control in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability

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Open Access
Author:
Crespo, Jennifer Alexandria
Title:
The Effect of Manual Therapy on Postural Control in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Area of Honors:
Kinesiology
Keywords:
manual therapy
chronic ankle instability
postural control
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_Jennifer_Crespo_SP10.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Nicole M Mc Brier, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Nicole M Mc Brier, Thesis Supervisor
Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Supervisor
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Honors Advisor
Giampietro Luciano Vairo, Faculty Reader

191. HYDRIDE REORIENTATION IN ZIRCONIUM ALLOY NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING STUDIED USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION

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Open Access
Author:
Jarvis, Jennifer Anne
Title:
HYDRIDE REORIENTATION IN ZIRCONIUM ALLOY NUCLEAR FUEL CLADDING STUDIED USING SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
Area of Honors:
Nuclear Engineering
Keywords:
hydride
zirconium
zircaloy
nuclear
materials
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Supervisor
Kimberly Colas, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jack Brenizer Jr., Faculty Reader
Arthur Thompson Motta, Thesis Honors Advisor

193. Japanese Art, American Artist

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Open Access
Author:
Maslak, Julianna Alexandra
Title:
Japanese Art, American Artist
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Film-Video and Japanese
Keywords:
foreigner
japan
animation
File:
Download Maslak-Thesis1.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Richard Andrew Sherman, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Andrew Sherman, Thesis Supervisor
Rodney Brent Bingaman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Reiko Tachibana, Thesis Honors Advisor

195. A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES

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Open Access
Author:
Sloane, Justin Alexander
Title:
A BAYESIAN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HTLV-II EVOLUTIONARY RATES IN INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS COMPARED TO ENDEMICALLY INFECTED TRIBES
Area of Honors:
Biology
Keywords:
Mutation Rate
Substitution Rate
HTLV
HTLV-II
Evolutionary Rates
Virology
Statistics
Bayesian
HIV
Phylogeny
Phylogenetics
File:
Download Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Beth Shapiro, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Honors Advisor

196. THE PHONETIC IMPLEMENTATION OF TONE IN COATZOSPAN MIXTEC

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Open Access
Author:
Sheetz, Janalyn Anne
Title:
THE PHONETIC IMPLEMENTATION OF TONE IN COATZOSPAN MIXTEC
Area of Honors:
Interdisciplinary in Spanish and Endangered Languages
Keywords:
tone
Mexico
Coatzospan Mixtec
endangered language
phonetics
Phonology
downstep
tone terracing
File:
Download JAS_Final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Chip Gerfen, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Chip Gerfen, Thesis Supervisor
Eric Robert White, Thesis Honors Advisor
John Lipski, Thesis Honors Advisor

197. Brain Serotonin: Studies of Neurogenesis, Neurotransmission, and Neurotoxicity

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Open Access
Author:
Ochroch, Jason Benjamin
Title:
Brain Serotonin: Studies of Neurogenesis, Neurotransmission, and Neurotoxicity
Area of Honors:
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Keywords:
Serotonin
Neurogenesis
Neurotransmission
Neurotoxicity
File:
Download Jason_Ochroch_Undergraduate_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Anne Milasincic Andrews, Ph D, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lester C Griel Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor

198. Disparities in Nursing Homes Across the U.S.: An analysis of the disparities between source of payment and services received in U.S. nursing homes

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Open Access
Author:
Outrakis, John Bernard
Title:
Disparities in Nursing Homes Across the U.S.: An analysis of the disparities between source of payment and services received in U.S. nursing homes
Area of Honors:
Health Policy and Administration
Keywords:
Restorative Services
Pain Management
Incontinence Care
Behavioral Management
Dementia
Private Insurance
Medicaid
Medicare
Nursing Homes
healthcare
health care
payment sources
source of payment
File:
Download Thesis.Final.SPRING.2010.3.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Dennis G Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Dennis G Shea, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rhonda Be Lue, Thesis Honors Advisor

199. THE GLACIAL INQUIRY: INVESTIGATING EARTH SCIENCE INQUIRY LESSONS IN A FIFTH-GRADE CLASSROOM

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Open Access
Author:
Alley, Janet Christine
Title:
THE GLACIAL INQUIRY: INVESTIGATING EARTH SCIENCE INQUIRY LESSONS IN A FIFTH-GRADE CLASSROOM
Area of Honors:
Elementary and Kindergarten Education
Keywords:
inquiry
elmentary classroom
science
glacier
question
File:
Download janet_THESIS-final.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:
Carla Zembal-Saul, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Carla Zembal-Saul, Thesis Supervisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Thesis Honors Advisor