In spring 2018 there were nearly thirty presentations at the Castleton Scholars Celebration. The abstracts of some of those presentations can be found below.
In What Ways Does Early Introduction of Growth Mindset Affect Behavior? by Erica Albright
Soil Making a Difference by Katelyn Atlak & Matt Lamphere
The Golden Ratio: An Artist’s Perspective by Nicholas Blaisdell
Testing Knockdown of the Neuropeptide Nplp3 in Drosophila by Kelsey Butler
How Does an Unstable Home Life Affect a Student’s Academics? by Emily Cross
Antibacterial Nightmare by Viviane D’Amico
I’m Not Who I Think I Am by Hannah Denofer
Producing Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria by Mikaela DeRosia-Rosenzweig
Identification of Genes Involved in the Dual Regulation Control of a Modified Catabolite Repression System in Sinorhizobium meliloti by Ryan Duggan, Breanna Babiarz, David Harvey, & Megan Nadler
What to Do with English as a Second Language by Liam Edwards
Dietary Preferences of Neotropical Katydids by Angela Golding and Cassidy Yrsha
Abundance and Egg Guarding Patterns of Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) by Trevor Hanna, Hannah Rose, Jobin Messenger, Bronwen Hopwood, Connor Kukla, Nathan Lumsden, & Riley Chicoine
Locating a Possible Renewable Energy Plant Site in the State of Texas by Becca Heibler & Kyle Dash
Student Motivation by Jack Jillett
German Expressionist Cinema: The Horror of Reality by Madelaine Kopischke
People and Place by Keara Kresser
How Does a Single Parent Home Affect Elementary Students’ Academic Learning? by Haley Kuhl
We Are Not Our Stereotypes by Alaisha Lucia & Chloe Balch
Love the World, Love Thyself by Kyle McCarthy & Alyssa Eaton
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria by Thomas McKenzie
The Landscape of Civil War Commemoration in Vermont by Christopher Merrill, Alix Hurley, Oliver Rodgers, Matt Charbonneau, & Alex Keeley
Student Design for “Guys and Dolls” by Josephine Novotny, Jess Nyugen, & Alex Weatherby
How Disabilities are Viewed in an Elementary School Setting by Emily O’Neill
An Analysis of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum by Cameron Pratt
Effect of Photochemical Transformation on Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration and Bioavailability from Watersheds with Varying Landcover by Ashley Sanders
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria by Mariana Swears
The Physiological Response to Stress Induced by Caffeine Intake and Virtual Reality by Eric Thomas
What You See, May Hurt You by Weslee Thompson & Emily Keeler
Small World by Emerald Trapeni & Ellie Frischmon
Investigation of Post-Glacial Passive Margin Disequilibrium within the Poultney River Watershed by Alden Woodard