Miami Dade County History Fair 2014
Theme: Rights and Responsibilities
What is the Fair?
• Program that allows students to conduct research on a world,
national, state or local topic.
• This year’s theme is Rights and Responsibilities
• “It is not just a day, it is an experience.”
Timeline
 History Fair Training - August 9 , 2013 (today)
 District Competition – February 8, 2014
 State Competition – May 2014
 National Competition – June 2014
*Students qualifying for State and National Competition –
Please note: It is not a requirement, but optional to advance.
It is up to each individual to raise funds to continue at state
and national level. Funding for state and national
competition is an individual and/or school site decision.
Approval of absences is a school site decision .
Topics
• Students can choose
any topic they wish,
so long as it relates to
the theme Rights and
Responsibilities.
• Try not to choose a
topic from the last 25
years.
What are Rights and Responsibilities?

Science and technology: (Galileo’s experience
with the Roman Inquisition in 1633)
(Manhattan Project)

England’s Bill of Rights vs. the American
version

Industrial Revolution vs. Karl Marx’s views of
rights and responsibilities of workers/owners

Freedom of the press and ethical obligations
of journalists

Pullman Strikes of the 1890s

UN’S Universal Declaration o f Human Rights
of 1948

Ann Hutchinson’s idea of religious freedom
and governmental responsibility to enforce
orthodoxy in 17th Century Massachusetts
Common Core and the History Fair
 The Common Core State Standards
identify what students need to know
and be able to do in each grade level
in order to be prepared for college
and career.
 Teachers will decide the best way to
teach their students in order for them
to meet Common Core expectations.
Common Core Origins
 Common Core Standards were developed by a group of many stakeholders.
 CCSS are meant to facilitate NGSSS not replace them.
 CCSS + NGSSS= New Classroom Approaches
The Goals set forth in these standards were to make them:
 (1) research and evidence based,
 (2) aligned with college and work expectations,
 (3) rigorous, and
 (4) internationally benchmarked.
 http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy
 commoncore.dadeschools.net
A Perfect Marriage
1. Text Complexity
2. Hi-quality text-dependent questions and
tasks
3. Range and quality of texts
4. Focus on academic and domain-specific
vocabulary
5. Writing and research that analyze
sources and deploy evidence
Common Core / History Fair –
Perfect Together!!!
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2Determine the central ideas or
information of a primary or
secondary source; provide an
accurate summary of the source
distinct from prior knowledge or
opinions.
Common Core – How it Works!
Social Studies
Topic
ELA
Common Core Standard
Pre-Common Core
Text
Common Core Text
The Civil War
Benefits of
Developing
Common Core
Skills within Our
Students
Establish a
learner-centered
environment
Increase student
inquiry/communi
cation skills
Encourage
student
assessment of
process and
content of
learning
CCSS.ELALiteracy.RH.6-8.2-
Across Five Aprils
Lincoln’s Speeches
Determine the central
ideas or information of
a primary or secondary
source; provide an
accurate summary of
the source distinct from
prior knowledge or
opinions.
Common Core and History Fair:
The Framework
How are Common Core Skills are evidenced in
the classroom?
Prediction
Evaluation
Inferring
Drawing Conclusions
Common Core and the History Fair
Benefits of Developing Common Core Skills within
Our Students
• Establish a learner-centered environment.
• Increase student inquiry/communication skills.
• Encourage student assessment of process and
content of learning.
Categories- Individual
 Research Paper
 Exhibit
 Performance
 Documentary
 Web Site
Categories- Group
 Exhibit
 Performance
 Documentary
 Web Site
 Groups can range from 2-5 students
Annotated Bibliography
 Required for ALL Categories
 Should contain all sources that provided usable information for
your project.
 Must explain how the source was used and how it was helpful.
 MLA or Turabian style bibliography required
Process Paper
 Required for ALL projects except research paper.
 Maximum of 500 words explaining how you conducted your
research and created and developed your entry.
Process Paper
 Process paper should explain:
 Explain how you chose your topic
 Explain how you conducted your research
 Explain how you selected your presentation category and
created your project
 Explain how your project relates to the annual theme
Full of “meaty” details!
**Research Paper**
*Individual Project*
Research Paper
 Traditional form of presenting research.
 Various types of creative writing are permitted:
 Fictional diaries
 Poems
 Must conform to all rules
Length
 Between 1,500 words and 2,500 words.
 All words and numbers count
 Annotated bib, illustration captions, and appendix do not count
in word count
 Font should be no smaller than 10, preferably 12 Times New
Roman
Citations
 Citations- footnotes, endnotes, or internal documentation are
REQUIRED
 Please cite based on MLA or Turabian guidelines
Requirements
 Typed on 8.5 x 11 white paper
 1 inch margins on all sides
 Number pages consecutively
 Double spaced with writing on one side of the paper
 Staple pages in top left corner- No Covers or Binders
 Title Page should have no illustration
**Exhibit**
*Individual OR Group*
Exhibit
• Visual Representation of
your research and
interpretation of your
topic’s impact and change
in history
• Much like a museum
exhibit
• Should have visuals with
labels and captions
Size Requirements
 Overall Size must be no larger than :
 40 in Wide x 30 in Deep x 6 feet high
 Circular or rotating exhibits must be no more than 30 inches in
diameter
 Tables the project is placed on do not count in overall height
40”
21.3”
6 ft
40”
30”
Media
 Media used in exhibit can not run for longer than 3 mins
 Viewers and judges must be able to control media devices.
 Devices must fit in the size limits of the exhibit
 Electricity cannot be guaranteed, requiring an independent
power source
Word Limit
 500 word limit to all text
 Titles
 Subtitles
 Captions
 Graphs
 Timelines
 Media
 **Where you use your own words
**Performance**
*Individual or Group*
Performance
A performance is a
dramatic portrayal
of your topic’s
significance in
history and must be
original in
production
Time
 Must not exceed 10 mins in length
 Timing starts immediately after the announcement of the title
 You will be allowed an additional 5 mins to set up and 5 mins to
clean up
Media Devices
 Media is permitted:
 Slides
 Tape Recorders
 Computers
 You must run all equipment
Costumes
 Costumes may be purchased or created.
**Documentary**
*Individual or Group*
Documentary
 A documentary should reflect your ability to use audiovisual
equipment and communicate your topic’s significance. Your
presentations should use primary materials but also original
production
Time
 May not exceed 10 mins in length
 You will also have 5 mins to set up and 5 mins to clean up
 Time will start when first audio is heard or visual is seen.
Involvement/Production
 Student must run all equipment
 All entries must be student produced
 Narration
 Voice-Overs
 Dramatization
 * This does not include interviews of participants in a historical
event
 Follow all copyright rules!
Computer Entries
 You must provide the judges with a DVD of the project for
further review.
 If you fail to leave a working DVD with the judges you will be
disqualified
**Web Site**
*Individual or Group*
Requirements
 No more than 1200 visible student-composed words.
 The entire site including all multimedia, may use up to 100MB
of file space
Navigation
 One page must serve as the “homepage”
 Include names of participants, entry title, division, main menu
 All pages must be interconnected with hypertext links. Auto
redirects are not permitted.
Multimedia
 May not last more than 45 seconds, and No student narration
 If you need a plug in you must provide a link to the site where
it is available for free.
How to: WEEBLY
• Go to www.nhd.org
• Scroll down to the:
 Then use your student ID as
your username and password.
 Begin Constructing your site!
 Each time you save, it will
allow you to go back and edit.
Production
 All entries must be original productions.
 You may use
 Professional photos
 Graphics
 Video
 Recorded Music
 Proper credit must be given
 Copyright rules must be followed!
More Info Please…
• For more detailed information on the projects please go to:
• www.nhd.org
Thank you for your continued interest and support of the Miami Dade County
History Fair. Best of luck with the school fair and we hope to see you in
February for the county fair!