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Sample Projects

To see student work in a variety of categories, simply click the links below. Be aware that these projects have been made available for soley educational purposes and cannot be duplicated. Please address any questions regarding the use of this material to the Washington History Day office.

Junior

Type of Entry Title Documents

Group Documentary

 Apollo 11: Bringing Space Into Reach
(1st at State) 		Bibliography Process Paper

 

 The 747, the Innovation that Changed the Economics of Air Travel and Air Transport, Bringing People and Cultures Together
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2nd at State)

 

 Galloping Gertie: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2nd at Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper

 

 The Great Seattle Fire: Phoenix of the Northwest
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(1st at Nationals) 		Process Paper

Individual Documentary

 Triumph from the Ashes of the Triangle Tragedy: Women's wear, Women's work, Women's will
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(8th at Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper
What No Man Has Ever Done; What No Man Could Ever Do; The Monumental Legacy of Edward S. Curtis For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2009 National Contestant) 		Bibliography Process Paper
Water, Words and Wars: The Aswan High Dam
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(7th at Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper

Paper

 Classroom Assimilation: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Indian Boarding Schools (1st at State)

Performance

 The Pony Express: Bringing the West Coast Out of Communication Isolation (1st at State) Bibliography Process Paper

Website

 The Blight Bites (2nd at State) Bibliography Process Paper
*   Dances of History: Conflict of Culture and the Compromise of Community (1st at Nationals) Bibliography Process Paper

* Any use of this website requires the permission of both Laura Harkins and the U'Mista Cultural Centre.

Senior

Type of Entry Title Documents

Group Documentary

 Henry “Scoop” Jackson: Balancing Conservation and Economic Growth Through the National Environmental Policy Act
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2009 National Contestants)

 

 The Transcontinental Railroad: Uniting the States of America
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(1st at State)

Individual Documentary

 Roosevelt and the Rise of the Radio
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2nd at Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper
J. Harlen Bretz and the Great Missoula Flood: An Individual and His Radical Geologic Theory
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(13th at 2009 Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper
Pablo Picasso: A Legacy of Innovation
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2nd at State, 2009 National contestant) 		Bibliography Process Paper
The Final Frontier: Star Trek, An Innovation
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(2nd at State, 11th at 2010 Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper

 

 Blood Plasma: Dr. Charles Drew's Innovation and Its Impact on Trauma Medicine
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(1st at State; 2nd at Nationals)

Exhibit

 Men of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Improving the Nation While Improving Themselves. (1st at State) Bibliography Process Paper

Paper

 Saving the Dust Bowl: "Big Hugh" Bennett's Triumph over Tragedy (1st at Nationals)

Performance

 The Actions and Legacies of Elizabeth the First: The Woman Who Gave Birth to an Empire
For PC (WMV)
For Mac (SWF)
(11th at 2009 Nationals) 		Bibliography Process Paper

Website

 The Dayton Accords: A Compromise that brought tentative peace to the Balkans (10th at Nationals)
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