history fair questions from parents

Mrs. Hayden,
Where can I find examples of what goes on the History Fair Board?



Thank you for contacting me. The students saw examples in their class. It isn't as hard as putting things in the right place for Science. You can see some examples at www.NHD.org  look under exhibit. He is doing an exhibit with a process paper.
The Process paper answers four questions. The process paper should have the following:
Title page
Process paper questions and answers
Bibliography
an noted bibliography
 you can find examples of all of these at www.NHD.org also. There are also research sites you can link to from NHD. Other places for research are Florida nhd, Jacksonville history
you can also look at Karples and national archives websites.

Can you please clarify the History Project to me.   Our student "Sample
History Fair Project Evaluation(100pts)"  leads us to believe she has to
do a Process Paper, Display Board and an Oral Presentation. But, when we
look at the NHD National History Day sheet and website it tell us to
pick ONE :  Documentary or Exhibit or Paper or Performance or Web Site.

What is required for 1A History class and can you
please provide a timeline.  I can not tell from your blog if the
different dates are for other classes.


Thank you for emailing. The students have been working on this since January and it is due in 24 March. They are doing an exhibit, an exhibit requires a process paper, Backboard( exhibit) and she is presenting it in class.  This is why the rubric has all three.
The process paper has to answer four questions in less than 500 words. All students have a copy of this and we have gone over it in class, several times. They  should also have a copy of how to create the project.  They have also seen several examples in class. They should have copied the timeline from the one we all did together on the board. The time line you see on my blog is the time line we are using for all classes. I made all of the students copy it in their planners. They even voted on the due date.
I have spent several days each week going over History Fair and answering all of the students questions. I have taken them to the website and showed them how to get to information. I have even showed how to research and what websites one can go to for information. I have also showed how www.NHD.org can connect to various websites and about Florida History Fair website and Jacksonville history websites. Please ask any questions and I will gladly help.

Thank you,

  Things you need for History Fair:

The students have been learning how to do the items and research for History Fair. The students have also received printed information about the rubric, schedule and www.NHD.org

 The students were also given this list of suggestions. I have asked for them not to do Jackie Robinson and Bob Hayes. The boys seemed to only want to do one of these choices and nothing else. One can only see and listen to a few projects on one topic. I knew 20 Bob Hayes and 40 Jackie Robinson projects would be too much. There is so much interesting history in Jacksonville and Florida, to limit ourselves to just a few topics. Some great places to look are:
www.metrojacksonville.com
Jacksonville Historical society
African- American history in Jacksonville and/or Florida
John G. Riley Museum- Tallahassee
Eatonville, Florida

 Good Luck! remember search engines are not websites and Wikipedia isn't trust worthy.

 The World History Daily Journal and the lovely Nameless and Homeless paper wall!!

reading journal assignments

 Updating the current  Reading work schedule and due dates for History Fair/ reading

 

 

2/5-6- Maurya Empire  DBQ- Buddhism

 

2/7-2/10- Maruya Empire II- vocabulary  cards p 126, read p 126-130, questions p 130 Venn diagram Asoka and Changdragupta

 

2/11-2/12- Maruya Empire III-  Group Venn diagram, Review p 131-132, 1-12

 

2/13-14- Review India-Study for test and Play

 

2/18-19- test India Welcome China  read p 136-141 first.  voc p 136, questions p 141 and chart p 136.

 

2/20-21- Geography of China   read p 144-148, voc p 144 questions p 148

 

2/24-25- Confucius

 

 

 Reading/ History Fair time line

 

2/6- create lesson on : Index cards-Note cards

                                    Timeline

                                      MLA style bibliography

                                     Process paper

                                     annotated  bibliography

                                      Primary Sources

                                      Websites for research

                                     Back board designs

 Each one teach one- Each group has a power point to prepare to teach the other students

 

2/10- Teach lessons

2/12-Continue lessons- Select topic- Beginning reading background

2/14- Final topic selection

2/19- research

2/21 research II

2/25- Research and Thesis

2/27- Final Thesis

3/3- organize you notes

 

 

 More information t follow. Project deadline is 25 March by student vote.

The best website for explaining everything is www.NHD.org . The students are only doing exhibits with process papers.

 

Process papers answer four questions and be only 500 words long with a title page. The papers need a bibliography and an annotated bibliography.

 

 The first section should explain how you chose your topic. ( Non ex: Mrs. Hayden made me chose this topic)

 

The second section should explain how you conducted your research. ( ex: I started at the library with a book called "History Of Jacksonville".

 

The third section should explain how you selected your presentation category. (ex: The teacher only allowed us to do one category. I knew an exhibit could explain my project well by ............)

 

The fourth section should explain how your project relates to The NHD theme. ( This year the theme is rights and responsibilities)

 

 This information has been given to all students and a list of ideas.

 

 



new schedule and History Fair

 Dear Parents,
Your students have been given information about History Fair. They will be doing an exhibit only. I have encouraged the students to choose Florida/ Jacksonville History topic. The theme is "rights and responsibilities". It would be great  to choose a Black History Topic or Women's History Topic from Florida or Jacksonville. This way the students can visit actual historical sites in the area for primary sources. They can get information on how to do the project at www.NHD.org
I hope to have a timeline for the project soon!


This nine weeks will go fast as we wing our way through India, China and Greece/ Rome.
All students have the class rituals and routines in their journals and the Homework rubric.

21 Jan.-13 Feb.

21/22 Jan- re-organize folders and new journals. question p 111, 1a,b;2a,b;3a,b ( Please follow rubric- Questions restated in the answers, complete sentences and no use of pronouns.)
23/24- quiz section 1- video India, questions in groups about India.
27-28- Hinduism- outline section 2, questions p 118,1a,b;2a,b;3a,b and vocabulary cards.
29-30- quiz  Hinduism-Buddhism- chrt p 119,questions p  123, voc cards.
31- 3 Feb.-quiz Buddhism- questions and videos Hinduism and Buddhism.
4-5 Feb- Maury Empire- read p 126-130,   Venn diagram comparing Chandragupta and Asoka, questions 130,1a,b,c;2a,b,c. voc cards.
6-7- review p 131-132,questions 1-12, Word Splash
10-11- test Chapter 4- China p 136-141, Chart p 136, questions p 141
12-13- Quiz section 1- Confucius p 144-148 Chart and questions

lastest update until school is out. : )

12/5-12/6- Test Chapter 2, Maps worksheets, Fertile Crescent and Assyria, draw map p 67 and two questions.

12/9-12/10- Nile River, Chapter 3 section 1, questions p 73 and chart p 68.
12/11-12/12-  Quiz - Nile River/Chart on New Kingdom- Middle Kingdom-Old Kingdom 
                       questions p 79
12/13-12/16- quiz-Kingdoms, chart p 80, Belief, practices and Pyramids. questions p  85
12/17-12/18-quiz- Egyptian culture,p


reading- Continue to read book you enjoy at home.
Classroom, complete word decoding and questions for Out of My Mind.