History Fair2014/2015

History Fair Project
NHD 2014-15 Theme Description:
Leadership & Legacy in History

This years theme, Leadership & Legacy in History, is broad. This means you can
choose a topic that allows you to explore your own interests, whether its science,
politics, the arts, educationyou name it. Inspiration can come from most any place:
local history, your textbooks, or perhaps recent headlines, TV shows, Instagram or
even the latest Twitter feed. As a student, its your right to find a topic that you want
to find out more about, but you also have responsibilities: to choose carefully and
develop your History Fair project in ways that best use your talents and abilities.
All projects are due on or before January 26, 2015
There are five categories from which you may choose. They include Exhibit,
Performance, Documentary, Historical Paper, or Website.
* (I have also provided you with the requirements for each category)
1. Exhibit Category (Individual and Group 1-5 students)
http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/exhibitrules.pdf
Exhibit is no larger than 40 inches wide, 30 inches deep and 6 feet high when
displayed.
4 copies (plus one for you) of written materials are prepared. These include title
page with
required information and 500-word description of the research methods used (a
judging team
may retain one copy for review). Annotated bibliography is separated into primary
and secondary sources.
Exhibit addresses the theme.
Title is clear and visible.
Labels, captions, and titles include no more than 500 words.
Exhibit has visual impact and shows interpretation.
Entry is registered by deadline You are prepared to answer judges questions at
the contest (remember that formal narratives are not appropriate responses to
questions).
2. Performance Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/perfrules.pdf
Performance does not exceed 10 minutes.
Set-up and take-down of props takes no more than 5 minutes each.
page with
required information and 500-word description of the research methods used (a
judging team
may retain one copy for review).
Annotated bibliography is separated into primary and secondary sources.
Performance addresses the theme. You supply all props and equipment.
Only you run equipment and are involved in the performance.

You have prepared extra supplies and materials in case of emergency.
Entry is registered by deadline. You are prepared to answer judges questions at
the contest (remember that formal narratives are not appropriate responses to
questions).
3. Documentary Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/docrules.pdf
Presentation does not exceed 10 minutes. Set-up and take-down takes no more
than
5 minutes each.
page with required information, and 500-word description of the research methods
used (a judging team
may retain one copy for review).
Documentary addresses the theme.
Your involvement during the presentation is limited to operating equipment and
giving name and title.
Entry is registered by deadline. You have prepared extra supplies and materials in
case of emergency.
You are prepared to answer judges questions at the contest (remember that formal
narratives are not appropriate responses to questions).
4. Historical Paper Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/paperrules.pdf
A paper is the traditional form of presenting historical research. Various types of
creative
writing (for example, fictional diaries, poems, etc.) are permitted, but must conform
to all
general and category rules. Your paper should be grammatically correct and well
written.
Paper is 1,5002,500 words, excluding notes, annotated bibliography, and title
page.
Title page contains only the required information.
Paper addresses the theme.
Citations are provided within the paper.
4 copies (plus one for you) are prepared and submitted.
Entry is registered by deadline.
narratives are not appropriate responses to questions).
5. Website Individual and Group (1-5 students)

See web page for instructions: http://www.nhd.org/websitereg.htm
Website must be done on
http://nhd.weebly.com
Web site contains no more than 1,200 visible, student-composed words.

Home page includes names of participants, entry title, division, and the main menu.
All pages are interconnected with hypertext links.

Web site uses no more than 100MB of file space.
The content is stable and does not change when the refresh button is hit.
Annotated bibliography is separated into primary and secondary resources.
Web site addresses the theme.
Required written materials are an integrated part of the web site.
Entry is registered and submitted by deadline.
narratives are not appropriate responses to questions)
All project must have a have the following:
Process Paper
All entries except those in the
historical paper category must
include a process paper. In a
maximum of 500 words and four
paragraphs, you must describe
how you came up with your idea;
the steps that you took to research
your topic; and how you actually
created your exhibit, paper,
documentary, performance, or
web site. The final paragraph
should include your thesis
statement and explain how your
topic relates to the annual theme.
The process paper is not the place
for you to state what you have
learned. That information should
be presented in your entry.
Rather, the process paper
confirms to the judges that you
worked with an original idea,
conducted original research, and
created your project using your
own energy and creativity.
Examples of process papers are
available on the National History
Day web site
Annotated
Thesis
Bibliograph
Statement
A
thesis
statement
is a one- or
y
All history fair entries must
include an annotated bibliography
at the end of the process paper or
historical paper. The bibliography
lists only those sources that
actually contributed information
to the project. Primary sources
are listed first, followed by
secondary sources. Following
each citation, an annotationone
or two sentences (or more if you
desire)explains how and why
that source was useful. There is
no limit to the number of words
in the bibliography
History Fair resources website

http://www.floridahistoryfair.com/
two-sentence explanation in
which you make a claim about
your research topic and
summarize the argument(s) and
analysis that will follow. Your
thesis statement should pinpoint
the main idea of your topic, and it
should be expressed clearly and
early in your project, regardless
of the category. Your thesis
statement will help you to remain
focused as you develop
arguments and present relevant
evidence that lead to your
conclusion. It also lets judges
know what to expect or look for
and how you intend to interpret
the significance of your topic
http://www.floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/history_fair/
.
http://floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/history_fair/#afr
For even more topic ideas and links to local topics, go to

www.nhd.org/themebook.htm.
Although you can select a topic dealing with any time or place in history,
excellent subjects often are found by investigating your local history.
http://floridamemory.com/onlineclassroom/history_fair/#afr
Florida Topics
Benjamin
Franklin
and the
Library
Company
of
Philadelph
ia: A New
Intellectua
l Nation
Charlemag
nes
Conquest
and its
Impact on
European
Architectu
re
Mikhail
Gorbechev
: Leading
a
Struggling
Nation out
of the
Cold War
The Euro:
How the
European
Union Led
the
Movement
for
Economic
Integration
William
Howard
Taft and
Dollar
Diplomacy
The
World
Health
Organizati
on:
Leading
the Fight
to
Eradicate
Communi
cable
Disease
Yoga
Bonita:
How
Brazil Led
a Soccer
Revolution
Globalizati
on of
McDonald
s:
American
Corporatio
ns
Leading
the
Worlds
Economy
Ronald
Reagan
and
Mikhail
Gorbachev
: Leading
the World
Out of the
Cold War
The
Legacy of
King
Leopolds
Vision in
the Congo
Pierre de
Coubertin
and the
Rebirth of
the
Internation
al
Olympic
Committee
Eleanor
Roosevelt
and the
UN
Declaratio
n of
Human
Rights
Drawing
Boundarie
s: Thomas
Jeffersons
Land
Ordinance
s and the
Settling of
the
American
West
Pancho
Villa:
Leading
Northern
Mexico
Toussaint
L
Overture:
Leading
the
Worlds
Only
Successful
Slave
Rebellion
Nelson
Mandela
and the
Fight for
Equality in
South
Africa
Eva and
Juan
Peron:
Leaders of
the
Argentinia
n People
Woodrow
Wilson
and the
Organic
Act:
Creating
the
National
Park
Service to
Protect
Americas
National
Land
Nora
Zeale
Hurston
and the
Harlem
Renaissan
ce
Simon
Bolivar
and Gran
Columbia:
Leading
the Fight
for
Independe
nce from
Spain
Lilly
Ledbetter:
Leading
the Charge
for Equal
Pay
Emiliano
Zepata:
Leadership
for
Reforma,
Libertad
Ley y
Justicia
Olaudah
Equiano:
Exposing
the
Horrors of
the Middle
Passage
Emmeline
Pankhurst:
Leading a
Militant
Struggle
for
Suffrage
in Great
Britain
Alexander
Dubek:
Leading
the Prague
Spring
Vladimir
Lenin:
Leading
the
Russian
Revolution
The Three
Leaders:
Mazzini,
Garibaldi,
Cavour
and the
Unificatio
n of Italy
The
Internation
al Space
Station:
Leading
an
Internation
al Effort to
Unite
Space
The Iran
Hostage
Crisis:
Defining
the
Leadership
of a
Presidency
Thomas
Paines
Revolution
ary
Writings
Bacons
Rebellion
and the
Growth of
Slavery in
Colonial
Virginia
The
Bloodless
Revolution
of 1800:
John
Adams,
Thomas
Jefferson,
and the
Legacy of
a Peaceful
Transition
of Power
Andrew
Jackson:
The
Legacy of
the
Peoples
President
Invoking
the Power
of the
Federal
Governme
nt: Grover
Cleveland
and the
Pullman
Strike of
1894
Alice
Paul:
Leading
the
Movement
for Equal
Rights
Leading
the Charge
to
Legislate
Equality:
Lyndon B.
Johnson
and the
Voting
Rights Act
A. Philip
Randolph:
Leading
the Way to
Integrate
Americas
World War
II Labor
Force
Steve
Jobs and
the Apple
II:
Bringing
Silicon
Valley to
Americas
Homes
Hammura
bis Code:
The
Legacy of
the
Worlds
First Legal
Code and
the Man
who Made
It
Linking
Europe,
Africa,
and Asia:
Ferdinand
de Lesseps
and the
Constructi
on of the
Suez
Canal
Otto von
Bismarck
and the
Unificatio
n of
Germany
The
Napoleoni
c Code:
The
Legacy of
Napoleon
Bonaparte
s
Remarkabl
e
Leadership
The
Congress
of Vienna:
Legacy of
Napoleon
s Downfall
Eugene V.
Debs
Leadership
of the
American
Socialist
Movement
Realpolitik
: A New
Form of
Leadership
The
Marshall
Plan: The
Economic
Legacy of
World War
II
The
Truman
Doctrine:
Setting
American
Foreign
Policy in
the Cold
War
The
Veterans
Administr
ation:
Leading
the Fight
for
Veterans
Rights
Finland
and
Norway:
Leading
the
Resistance
to the
Soviet
Invasion
in World
War II
Charles V
and the
Peace of
Augsburg:
Leading to
a New
Map of
Europe
Leading a
Communis
t Island:
Marshal
Tito and
Yugoslavia
Confuciani
sm:
Leading
the Way to
a Chinese
Civil
Service
Ravi
Shankar:
Blending
Eastern
and
Western
Music
The
Mercator
Projection:
Leading
How We
View the
World
Theodore
Roosevelt:
Leading
the Charge
to Build
the
Panama
Canal
Ulysses S.
Grant:
Leading
the
Campaign
to Take the
Mississipp
i River
George
Washingto
n: Leading
the US to
Independe
nce
Leading
Higher
Education
in
America:
Harvard,
Yale, and
William &
Mary
Using
Television
to Promote
Religious
Ideals:
The
Legacy of
Billy
Graham
Cato and
the Legacy
of the
Stono
Rebellion
Opha Mae
Johnson:
Leading
the Way
for
Women in
the Marine
Corps
Chinas
Terracotta
Army: The
Legacy of
Qin Shi
Huang
General
Anna Mae
Hayes:
Leading
the Army
Nurse
Corps
Leading
the Fight
Against
Communis
m:
Matthew
Ridgway
and the
Korean
War
Following
the
Catholic
Churchs
Lead: The
Crusades
Isabella,
Ferdinand,
and the
Spanish
Reconquis
ta
Roger
Bacon: A
Renaissan
ce Man in
Medieval
Times
Alfred
Nobel and
the Nobel
Prize
St.
Thomas
More:
Resisting
King
Henry
VIII
Tecumseh
and the
Western
Confedera
cy:
Leading
the Battle
Against
Westward
Expansion
George
Whitefield
and the
Great
Awakenin
g:
Preaching
Christianit
y to
Americas
Slaves
Robert
Wapole
and the
Legacy of
Salutary
Neglect
The
Hudson
River
School:
Leading
an
American
School of
Art
Elizabeth
Bisland
and Nelly
Bly:
Leading
the Way
for Female
Journalists
by Racing
Around
the World
The
Southern
Christian
Leadership
Conferenc
e: Leading
the Civil
Rights
Movement
General
Billy
Mitchell
and the
Developm
ent of the
American
Air Force
Berry
Gordy and
Motown:
Creating
the Sound
of
America
and a
Legacy of
Opportunit
y
George
Crile,
Harvey
Cushing,
and the
Ambulanc
e
Americain
e: The
Legacy of
Wartime
Medicine

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History Fair Project

NHD 2014-15 Theme Description:

Leadership & Legacy in History

All projects are due on or before January 26, 2015

2. Performance Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

Only you run equipment and are involved in the performance.

3. Documentary Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

4. Historical Paper Category (Individual and Group (1-5 students)

5. Website Individual and Group (1-5 students)

Web site contains no more than 1,200 visible, student-composed words.

All pages are interconnected with hypertext links.

All project must have a have the following:

History Fair resources website

For even more topic ideas and links to local topics, go to

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