NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
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"National History Day makes history come alive for America's youth by engaging them in the discover of the historic,cultural, and social experiences of the past. Through hands-on experiences and presentations, today's youth are better able to inform the present and shape the future. NHD inspires children through exciting competitions and transforms teaching through project-based curriculum and instruction." ~ www.nhd.org ~ |
what Is national history day?
Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics' significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries. These products are entered into competitions in the spring at local, state and national levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. The program culminates in the Kenneth E. Behring National Contest each June, held at the University of Maryland at College Park.
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National History Day's introduction video, produced by the History Channel. (found on www.nhd.org)
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hawai'i History Day
"A program of the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities, Hawai'i History Day, an affiliate of National History Day (NHD), is a year-long history education program that invigorates the teaching and learning of history in grades 4-12. It promotes a theme-based, research-centered model for history and civics education. Students present their projects in a display, performance, documentary, essay or web site project. History Day culminates in the presentation and evaluation of these projects at school, district, state, and national history days.
Public, Private, Charter, Hawaiian Immersion and Home School students in grade 4-12 are eligible to participate in the Hawai'i State DOE District in which their school is located. Please note: for Hawaii entrants, group projects are limited to 1-3 students." ~ From the Hawai'i History Day website ~ |
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