NHD History Fair Project nhd

NHD History Fair Projecthttp://www.nhd.org/

Due January

20th, 2014

Theme: “Rights and Responsibilities in History”

All History Fair assignments and information will be posted on my class website under the NHD tab.

http://www.nhd.org/ is the National History Day Fair website and will also be a valuable resource.

Seminole County History Fair February 22nd

(our school fair will be 3-4 weeks before)

Theme: “Rights and Responsibilities in History”

In your project, you need to Explain the who, what, when, & where and why about your topic

Explain the topic’s relationship to the theme

Explain how the topic impacted (changed) history, significance

What your Project Needs to IncludeTheme:“Rights and Responsibilities in History”

TitleThesis (topic, main idea) statement Historical context: short explanation of the

history of your topicTheme relationship explanationImpact or significance in historyAnnotated bibliography (list of resources)Process paper (description of how you did

your research)

How You Present Your InformationTheme: “Rights and Responsibilities in History”

You choose the format that you present what you learned Exhibit (Mini museum display) Website

Student Project Examples

Look on NHD website under Creating an Entry

Student Project Examples

Exhibit1 or 2 Students“Mini museum display”Free standing board

Clear Title

Sub-Titles

An exhibit can include

aModel.

Addresses the theme

Exhibits can be up to 6 feetin height.

Audio/Visual equipment can

be used.

An exhibit does not have to be ona display board.

Website1-2 StudentsIncorporates words, images, videos, and audio to tell your story.Viewer navigates her/his way through the site.2011 National Winners: http://15787595.nhd.weebly.com/

http://33212321.nhd.weebly.com/

You must have home access to a computer to make a Website project!!!

Checklist Presentation (ex., web, doc., paper, perf.)

Title Thesis Historical context (Timeline) Explain the who,

what, when, & where and why about your topic Explain the topic’s relationship to the theme Conclusions/Impact: Explain how the topic

impacted (changed) history, significance Rules: word count, size, time limit, etc.

“Paperwork” Title Page: Name, title, category Annotated Bibliography (primary sources listed

1st) Process paper (answer 4 questions, ≤500

words)