Project Categories

Awards Ceremony Webcast

National Contest

Essential Info

Start an NHD Project

Research Roadmap

Project Categories
	Documentary

	Exhibit

	Paper

	Performance

	Web Site


Rules

Themes

Sample Topics

Project Examples

State and District Contests

Student Awards

Special Prizes

Teacher Awards

Process Paper

Annotated Bib.

Judging

Evaluation Forms

Contest FAQs

Contest Medalists

Contest Photos

N H D C O N T E S T

Contest Section Highlights:

• Photos from the 2008 National Contest
• 2008 National Contest Winners
• Webcast of the 2008 Awards Ceremony
• What are the steps to create a project?
• How do I create a process paper?
• How are entries judged?

Project Categories

Students may participate in one of the following contest categories:

Junior Division (grades 6-8)
Senior Division (grades 9-12)

In these divisions, students may participate as individuals or in groups of two to five. Try using this group worksheet to decide if you want to work in a group.

There are five contest categories:

Documentary
Exhibit
Paper (please note: The paper category is for individual students only.)
Performance
Web Site

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