Resources for Supporting Your Students

 What type of NHD project should you do? - Buzzfeed Quiz - click here

MDHumanities - NHD Teacher Resources- click here

Maryland History Day Teacher Resources Padlet 

Google Drive with resources, lesson plans, student work samples, ect. for teaching 

Maryland History Day - Past Projects and Youtube Channel for Support 

Maryland Humanities has a whole Youtube Playlist of videos to help teachers implement History Day in their classes - check out these very helpful resources! - Click Here for Youtube Playlist 

Topics include - 

New English Language Learning Support Lessons COMING SOON from MD Humanities 

Maryland Resources

MD Humanities - Teacher Resource Guide in Google Drive 

Maryland Specific Direction of Resources & Partners for NHD Research 

Maryland Historical Society NHD Page 

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture

Enoch Pratt Free Library: Maryland State Library


Teaching Resources 

Edsitement.neh.gov - Teachers Guide to Preparing for NHD 

Videos

Watch video History Day Promo on Vimeo from MN

3-minute program video overview

Watch NHD Theme Video on 2024 Turning Points in History - 

9-minute video introduction on this year’s theme by NHD.org 

Watch Exploring NHD for Students on Vimeo

11-minute introduction to History Day program for students

Watch video Primary vs. Secondary Sources on Vimeo

Video on the differences between primary and secondary sources

Watch video Credits, Citations, and Caption on Vimeo

Video overview on the difference between captions and citations rule

How to Write an NHD Thesis Statemen

Video overview of the basics of a thesis statement

NHD Youtube Channel - great resources and "how-to" videos 

Guide to Student Research and Historical Argumentation

This teacher guide was created and co-branded with the Library of Congress and written by nine NHD master teachers from across the nation. 

Other State Resources - 

Minnesota NHD (NHD Powerhouse) - Overviews for Teachers and Students with many resources on how to do the project 

Minnesota NHD Master Teacher Resources - Assessments, resources, and worksheets created by classroom teachers who have been doing NHD with students.