NHD 2024: Student Resources & Strategies

NHD 2024: Student Resources & Strategies

Students, we have compiled a big list of resources to help you dig deep into National History Day (NHD) projects. Understanding NHD Projects RULES Every NHD project presents an historical argument, NHD offers five categories, or presentation, formats, in each division (Junior: grades 6–8, or Senior: grades 9–12). The documentary, exhibit, performance, and website categories…

NHD 2023: Topic Selection, Research, Sources & More

NHD 2023: Topic Selection, Research, Sources & More

Students, we have compiled a big list of resources to help you dig deep into National History Day (NHD) projects. Understanding NHD Projects Read the Contest Rule Book carefully. English | Spanish Watch the NHD Contest Rules video. Explore the categories. Click the orange buttons to learn more about each category. Documentary rules video project checklist evaluation…

Using Sources: Creating a Digital Annotated Bibliography

Using Sources: Creating a Digital Annotated Bibliography

Cornell University Library describes an annotated bibliography as “a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation.”Lisa Oppenheim from the Chicago Metro History Education Center notes that annotations for National History Day (NHD) and Chicago Metro History Fair should…

Using Sources: Citing Digitized Sources from the Library

Using Sources: Citing Digitized Sources from the Library

LOC.gov provides researchers of all ages access to millions of digitized primary sources. When using these sources in research or learning projects, it is important to provide citations. Citing primary sources requires the researcher to think carefully about the source—who created/published/distributed it, when was it created, and from where was it accessed. Citing sources ensures that full…