The new year for the National History Day has started. This is an annual history contest that is open to students in Grade 6 and above. There are regional, state and national competitions. The Regional Competition will be held on Sat 9 March at Fort Ticonderoga. Participants spend a the year preparing their entry. They can enter an exhibit, website, written paper, presentation, or a documentary. There are instructions for the expectations for each type of project on the NY state history day website. The topic for this year is “Turning Points in History.” The students can approach the topic from any aspect. It does “not” have to be a battle! - think turning points in medicine, science, technology... anytime period is fair game as long as it relates to the topic. The research is expected to be done using primary source materials. “After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics' significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.”
New York State History Day Website: http://www.nyshistoryday.org/
There are two levels: Junior (Grade 6-8) and Senior (9-12). Students can enter as an individual OR a team. You can have as many as 5 members to your team BUT they recommend no more than 3. (The paper option is the only one that can NOT be done as a team.)
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