Here are some examples of successful projects from the various categories. I'll continue to add examples as I find them.
In addition to the examples shared here, a number of good projects can be found at the NHD Webiste.
Top notch example of a "Paperwork Packet" - click here.
Slideshow from the 2009 National History Fair
Gideon vs. Wainwright: A Legal Frontier for Equal Justice
This was done in 2001 by an 8th grader from Pensacola. She won 1st place in Florida and 1st at the National History Fair. She researched her topic extensively, traveling to Panama City (where the Gideon v. Wainwright case begins) and even interviewed the original trial judge. She also interviewed Justice Lewis on our Court regarding the impact of this decision within the legal community. She was the first researcher to find a copy of the jury verdict from Gideon’s first trial - he had two trials and the trial that occurred after this monumental decision where he was afforded an attorney he was found not guilty! (--from SCMS parent Tricia Knox)
Junior Division Group Exhibit Example: "The Rising Sun Sinks at Midway" - Placed 2nd in the nation in 2000.
The Trail of Tears: We Wept and Moved West - 9th Place Group @ National History Day
Heart Mountain Relocation Center - Advanced to National History Day, but did not place.
Theodore Roosevelt: Conserving America's Future - Senior Division Gold Medal Winner 2006
A couple of examples from California.
Junior Division Paper - Henrietta’s Immortality: How One Woman’s Cells Shaped Medical History
Senior Division Paper - Blood on Their Hands: A Study That Disregarded Ethical Code and Caused Irreparable Damage to an Entire Race
Junior Division Paper Example:"Rosalind Franklin: Unsung Hero of the DNA Revolution"
2010 Winning Examples