The theme for the 2010 History Fair this year is: “Innovation in History.” The Cantigny First Division Foundation is sponsoring a cash award for the best high school entry relating to military history. The winning individual or group will be chosen by a history fair judge, and the prize will be awarded in a ceremony on Sunday, May 16, 2010.
Since 1977, the Chicago Metro History Education Center, an independent non-profit organization, has promoted discovery of the past through its signature student program, the History Fair, and its accompanying teacher services and educational materials.
Each year, nearly 20,000 Chicago area students learn how to research and think independently through the History Fair experience. Working individually or in groups, participants turn their conclusions into exhibits, performances, papers, and documentaries that are presented at regional, state, and national competitions and other public events. As they investigate the past, they connect to the present, and prepare for the future.
Producing a History Fair project goes beyond typical school activity. Students work on their projects for a substantial portion of the school year, they do independent research at facilities outside of school, they conduct interviews, and they draw their own conclusions about the significance of their study. History Fair contestants are encouraged to use the Robert R. McCormick Research Center, located inside the First Division Museum, for assistance with projects.
Students and educators can call 630-260-8186 for project research appointments. We are looking forward to helping History Fair participants.
If you are interested in history or education please consider volunteering as a History Fair judge. Go to the History Fair website at http://www.chicagohistoryfair.org/ for judging forms, and school and student entry forms.
