All eighth grade students will design and present a project based on a historic event of choice. The final projects will be displayed at the History Fair hosted by Ridgewood High School. Below are the rules and sample projects that may help in creating a quality project/display. Other pertinent information regarding the History Fair can be found at the Chicago Metro History Fair website: http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org.
History Fair Theme: http://nhd.org/sites/default/files/2018themebook.pdf
Exhibit Resources:
Exhibit Student Manual: http://chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_exhibit_manual-2014.pdf
Exhibit Samples: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/exhibits/exhibit-examples.html
Research Paper Resources:
Research Paper Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_paper_manual-2014.pdf
Sample Papers: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/research-papers/paper-examples.html
Documentary Resources:
Documentary Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_documentary_manual-2014.pdf
Sample Documentaries: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/documentaries/documentary-examples.html
Website Resources:
Website Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_website_manual-2017_update.pdf
Sample Websites: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/websites/website-examples.html
History Fair Theme: http://nhd.org/sites/default/files/2018themebook.pdf
Exhibit Resources:
Exhibit Student Manual: http://chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_exhibit_manual-2014.pdf
Exhibit Samples: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/exhibits/exhibit-examples.html
Research Paper Resources:
Research Paper Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_paper_manual-2014.pdf
Sample Papers: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/research-papers/paper-examples.html
Documentary Resources:
Documentary Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_documentary_manual-2014.pdf
Sample Documentaries: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/documentaries/documentary-examples.html
Website Resources:
Website Student Manual: chicagohistoryfair.org/images/stories/pdfs/hf_website_manual-2017_update.pdf
Sample Websites: chicagohistoryfair.org/making-history/websites/website-examples.html