[WSCSS] ABC-CLIO's History Research Competition for Secondary Students

[Gary and Robyn Cressman]

From: "Linser, William D" <LinserW at bsd405.org>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 16:34:15 -0800
To: <wscss at wscss.org>
Subject: ABC-CLIO's History Research Competition for Secondary Students


NCSS is pleased to announce the debut of the annual History Uncovered
competition from ABC-CLIO, an award-winning publisher of history reference
and research resources. This is an opportunity for students at the secondary
level to take part in a meaningful competition that will help them to
develop strong research and critical thinking skills in a collaborative
setting. 


The 2009 Challenge: Select and Defend the Top 10 People, Events, or Places
that have Shaped the Course of History


*    Working in teams of between two and six members, students will select
the top 10 people, events or places that have, in their view, shaped the
course of History. They will defend their selections and present their
research to ABC-CLIO in an electronic format such as a slide show, online
essay, video or audio podcast.

*    Participants will have free access to all eight of the ABC-CLIO online
databases for 90 days during the competition.

*    Separate competitions will be held at the middle and high school levels
and student teams will have an opportunity to win a valuable prizes.

Teams interested in participating should visit
http://www.abc-clio.com/historyuncovered/  to register and access more
complete details.