1. Broward County History Fair 2010
Innovation: Impact and Change

2. What is the Fair?
Program that allows students to conduct research on a world, national, state or local topic.
This year’s theme is Innovation: Impact and Change
“It is not just a day, it is an experience.”

3. Try not to choose a topic from the last 25 years.
Topics
Students can choose any topic they wish, so long as it relates to the theme of Innovation: Impact and Change.
Try not to choose a topic from the last 25 years.

4. What is an innovation? Not a person! An innovation is:
Origination
New Idea or Method
Synonyms:
Novelty
Modernism
Improvement
Advance
Originality
It DOES NOT have to be an invention!!
Not a person!

5. Categories- Individual
Research Paper
Exhibit
Performance
Documentary
Web Site

6. Categories- Group Exhibit Performance Documentary Web Site
Groups can range from 2-5 students

7. Annotated Bibliography
Required for ALL Categories
Should contain all sources that provided usable information for your project.
Must explain how the source was used and how it was helpful.
MLA or Turabian style bibliography required

8. Process Paper Required for ALL projects except research paper.
Maximum of 500 words explaining how you conducted your research and created and developed your entry.

9. Process Paper Process paper should explain:
Explain how you chose your topic
Explain how you conducted your research
Explain how you selected your presentation category and created your project
Explain how your project relates to the annual theme
Full of “meaty” details!

10. **Research Paper**
*Individual Project*

11. Research Paper Traditional form of presenting research.
Various types of creative writing are permitted:
Fictional diaries
Poems
Must conform to all rules

12. Length Between 1,500 words and 2,500 words.
All words and numbers count
Annotated bib, illustration captions, and appendix do not count in word count
Font should be no smaller than 10, preferably 12 Times New Roman

13. IF THERE ARE NO CITATIONS, THE PAPER IS PLAGIARIZED!
Citations- footnotes, endnotes, or internal documentation are REQUIRED
Please cite based on MLA or Turabian guidelines
IF THERE ARE NO CITATIONS, THE PAPER IS PLAGIARIZED!

14. Requirements Typed on 8.5 x 11 white paper 1 inch margins on all sides
Number pages consecutively
Double spaced with writing on one side of the paper
Staple pages in top left corner- No Covers or Binders
Title Page should have no illustration

15. **Exhibit**
*Individual OR Group*

16. Exhibit
Visual Representation of your research and interpretation of your topic’s impact and change in history
Much like a museum exhibit
Should have visuals with labels and captions

17. Size Requirements Overall Size must be no larger than :
40 in Wide x 30 in Deep x 6 feet high
Circular or rotating exhibits must be no more than 30 inches in diameter
Tables the project is placed on do not count in overall height

18. 40”
21.3”
30”
21.3”
6 ft
40”
6 Ft
30”

19. Media Media used in exhibit can not run for longer than 3 mins
Viewers and judges must be able to control media devices.
Devices must fit in the size limits of the exhibit
Electricity cannot be guaranteed, requiring an independent power source

20. Word Limit 500 word limit to all text Titles Subtitles Captions Graphs
Timelines
Media
**Where you use your own words

21. **Performance**
*Individual or Group*

22. Performance
A performance is a dramatic portrayal of your topic’s significance in history and must be original in production

23. Time Must not exceed 10 mins in length
Timing starts immediately after the announcement of the title
You will be allowed an additional 5 mins to set up and 5 mins to clean up

24. Media Devices Media is permitted: Slides Tape Recorders Computers
You must run all equipment
Remember it is about the history not just the drama

25. Costumes
Costumes may be purchased or created.

26. **Documentary**
*Individual or Group*

27. Documentary
A documentary should reflect your ability to use audiovisual equipment and communicate your topic’s significance. Your presentations should use primary materials but also original production

28. Parents CAN NOT help the student with technical issues!
Time
May not exceed 10 mins in length
You will also have 5 mins to set up and 5 mins to clean up
Time will start when first audio is heard or visual is seen.
Parents CAN NOT help the student with technical issues!

29. Involvement/Production
Student must run all equipment
All entries must be student produced
Narration
Voice-Overs
Dramatization
* This does not include interviews of participants in a historical event
Follow all copyright rules!

30. Computer Entries
You must provide the judges with a DVD of the project for further review.
If you fail to leave a working DVD with the judges you will be disqualified

31. **Web Site**
*Individual or Group*

32. Requirements No more than 1200 visible student-composed words.
The entire site including all multimedia, may use up to 100MB of file space

33. Navigation One page must serve as the “homepage”
Include names of participants, entry title, division, main menu
All pages must be interconnected with hypertext links. Auto redirects are not permitted.

34. Multimedia May not last more than 45 seconds, and No student narration
If you need a plug in you must provide a link to the site where it is available for free.

35. County Directions
If you win your school, and move on to the county level, please be sure and follow all directions for handing in the website entry…teachers have this information
The website MUST be submitted on CD
Make sure the program you use can be put on CD

36. Production All entries must be original productions. You may use
Professional photos
Graphics
Video
Recorded Music
Proper credit must be given
Copyright rules must be followed!

37. More Info Please…
For more detailed information on the projects please go to:
Read your Broward County 2010 Contest Rule Book, which will be posted on the History Fair Icon for all teachers.

38. Thank You Innovation Impact & Change
Thank you for your continued interest and support of he Broward County History Fair. Best of luck with the school fair and we hope to see you in February for the county fair!
Broward County
History Fair
2010
Impact & Change