

	Site Map • History Fair & NHD Theme • Schedule • Find Topics • Rules & Guidelines • Prizes Judges • Parent's Letter • TEACHER'S GUIDE: Goals & Standards • Professional Development Getting Started FAQ • Benchmarks • Organizing School Fair • Classroom Activities FORMS: Summary Statements School Intent to Participate • School Visit Form • Project Registration • Student Authorization Judging Worksheets • Judging Scorecards

Site Map:

The Chicago Metro History Education Center site at a glance. Use this Site Map to navigate, try Searching our site, or visit the Home Page.

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History Fair Index Page
- History Fair & NHD Theme
- 2008 Schedule
  - Senior Division Schedule
    - Student Authorization Form (Acrobat PDF)
    - State Expo Information for Students and Parents or Guardians (Acrobat PDF)
    - History Fair Student Information Form and Permission Slip - 2008 (Acrobat PDF)
    - State History Expo Senior Division Bus Reservation Form - 2008 (Acrobat PDF)
  - Junior Division Schedule
    - Student Authorization Form (Acrobat PDF)
    - State Expo Information for Students and Parents or Guardians (PDF file)
    - History Fair Student Information Form and Permission Slip - 2008 (PDF file)
    - State History Expo Junior Division Bus Reservation Form - 2008 (PDF file)
- Find Topics
- History Fair Rules & Guidelines
- Special Prizes for History Fair Projects
- Volunteer Judges Needed For History Fairs
  - 2008 Judges Form (Acrobat PDF)
- Parent Letter from the Chicago History Fair Staff
  - Parent Letter in Spanish
- Teacher Guide to the History Fair
- Goals and Learning Standards
- History Fair Benchmarks
- Organizing History Fair
  - Organizing History Fair (Acrobat PDF)
- Classroom Activities
- Summary Statement Forms
  - Chicago Metro History Fair 2008 Summary Statement Form (Acrobat PDF)
  - Chicago Metro History Fair 2008 Summary Statement Form (Word DOC)
  - Illinois State Expo Summary Statement Form (Acrobat PDF)
  - Illinois State Expo Summary Statement Form (Word DOC)
- Project Registration
- School Intent to Participate in Program Forms
  - 2008-2009 School Intent to Participate in Program Form (Acrobat PDF)
  - 2008-2009 School Intent to Participate in Program Form (Word DOC)
- School Visit Form
- Judging Worksheets
- Judging Scorecards
  - Junior High School Scorecard (2006) (Acrobat PDF)
  - High School Scorecard (2006) (Acrobat PDF)
- Catagories for Note-Taking: Taking a Stand in History
History Helpers Index Page
- Finding and Using Sources
  - Following the Secondary Source Trail (Acrobat PDF)
  - Analyzing a Secondary Source (Acrobat PDF)
  - Primary Sources: The "Stuff of History" (Acrobat PDF)
  - How to Analyze a Document (Acrobat PDF)
  - How to Look at Old Maps (Acrobat PDF)
  - How to Read Photographs (Acrobat PDF)
- Resource Guide to Chicago Area Historical Collections and Institutions
  - Historical Collections
  - African-American, Native American, & Immigrant Cultural / Historical Organizations
- CMHEC Guide to Internet Literacy (Internet 101)
  - Recommened Websites for Primary Sources on Chicago History
- Legal Research for Chicago History Fair Students
- Tips for Contacting Experts
- Thesis Development
  - How to Write a Thesis Statement Easy (Acrobat PDF)
  - Supporting A Thesis Activity (Acrobat PDF)
- Putting It All Together: The Final Product
  - Performance Guide
  - Performance Guide (Acrobat PDF)
- Plagiarism
- Resources from CMHEC
Curriculum Index Page
Gallery Index Page
- "Bessie Coleman" by Mandy Walsh
- "'I Want My Pay' Hannah Shapiro and the Garment Workers' Strike of 1910," By Sarah Weiss
- "HUAC and the Stamler-Hall Case," By Aruj Chaudhry (Acrobat PDF)
  - Annotated Bibliography (Acrobat PDF)
- "The FBI's Crusade Against Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers," by Sam Bouman (Acrobat PDF)
  - Annotated Bibliography (Acrobat PDF)
Who We Are Index Page - Students Become Historians!
Contact Us Page