Learn more about guidelines for conducting interviews and the difference between oral histories and interviews with experts. Instead, you might conduct oral history interviews of those who were eyewitnesses to the events. Requests to interview historians or other secondary sources are inappropriate. Interviews are not required for an NHD project. Learn more about Primary Sources Conducting Interviews Look back to struggles over access to water in the past. For example, you might be interested in how people today are coping with a dwindling water supply. If you are interested in something that is happening currently or very recently, consider exploring that topic in history. Historians tend to wait until enough time has passed that the topic feels complete and they can answer the “So What?” question about the topic i.e., why is the topic important to know about? You will answer the same question about your topic. Your topic must be old enough that historians are writing about it. All topics also need to be approved by your parent or guardian. Teachers might have certain guidelines specific to their classrooms. Use the Graphic Organizer to define your topic Topic FAQs Can I select any topic I want?Ībsolutely! NHD encourages you to explore historical topics ( local, regional, national, or global) from any time period.
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