The 2020-2021 National History Day Theme is:  

Communication in History: The Key to Understanding 

Watch this video from  NHD Executive Director Cathy Gorn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=278B5ET8Npg  Introduction to this year's theme:  Communication in History: The Key to Understanding. (8:27)

Read the themebook  https://iowaculture.gov/sites/default/files/history-education-national-history-day--projects-theme-2021.pdf 

The Rules have CHANGED!!!  Here is the new rule book for 2020-2021.  https://www.nhd.org/sites/default/files/NHDRuleBook2021Digital.pdf