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    Sacramento County Office of Education
    NHD-CA
    P.O. Box 269003
    Sacramento, CA 95826

     

    info@NHDCA.org
    Tel: 916-228-2660
    Fax: 916-228-2665
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    Special Thanks to Kyle Barr for designing the NHD-CA logo.

    Every year National History Day frames students’ research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past.

     

    The NHD theme provides:

    THEME

    RESOURCES TO GET YOU STARTED

    2020-21 NHD Theme Sheet
    • a focused way to increase student’s historical understanding by developing a lens to read history

    • an organizational structure that helps students place information in the correct context, and

    • the ability to see connections over time.

    Click on the images below to download.

    (4 page PDF)

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    THEME BOOK FOR NHD 2020-21
    Theme Video

    (68 page PDF)

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