Concept%20Map%20for%20History%20Fair

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Concept Map for History Fair
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Essential Questions for Every History Fair Project

• Who, What, When, Where? (topic, time, place)
• My project will argue
• how and why -- the context before and at the
  time that influenced the change agent (social,
  economic, political and cultural factors)
• what was the resulting change in the short term
  (impact)
• why the change is important to remember and
  understand (the so what? factor or
  significance)

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Use the Theme as a Guide

• Exploration
• Encounter
• Exchange

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CONCEPT MAP FOR HISTORY FAIR
A change made in the nature or fashion of
anything something newly introduced a novel
practice, method, etc. OED
Who, What, When, Where (topic, time, place)
What is it?
. how and why -- the context before and at the
time that influenced the change agent (social,
economic, political and cultural factors)
Chicago and Exploration, Encounter, Exchange
My project will argue
...what was the resulting change in the short
term (impact)
...why the change is important to remember and
understand (so what factor or significance)
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CONCEPT MAP FOR HISTORY FAIR
A change made in the nature or fashion of
anything something newly introduced a novel
practice, method, etc. OED
Who, What, When, Where (topic, time, place)
What is it?
. how and why the context before and at the
time influenced the change agent (social,
economic, political and cultural factors)
Chicago and Exploration, Encounter, Exchange Peo
ple, Ideas, Events
My project will argue
...what was the resulting change in the short
term (impact)
...why the change is important to remember and
understand (so what factor or significance)
What are some examples?
Strategies in the struggles for rights
Bicycles
Playgrounds
Skyscraper
Jazz
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CONCEPT MAP FOR HISTORY FAIR
A change made in the nature or fashion of
anything something newly introduced a novel
practice, method, etc. OED
Who, What, When, Where (topic, time, place)
What is it?
. how and why the context before and at the
time influenced the change agent (social,
economic, political and cultural factors)
Chicago and Exploration, Encounter, Exchange Pe
ople, Ideas, Events
My project will argue
...what was the resulting change in the short
term (impact)
...why the change is important to remember and
understand (so what factor or significance)
What are some examples?
Strategies in the struggles for rights
Bicycles
Playgrounds
Skyscraper
Jazz
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A change made in the nature or fashion of
anything something newly introduced a novel
practice, method, etc. OED
CONCEPT MAP FOR HISTORY FAIR
Working class and elite Chicagoans ride bikes
beginning in the 1890s.
What is it?
Rise of urban and industrial America. Growing
Chicago population, migration and concerns about
the health of people living in a grimy urban
setting.
Chicago and Exploration, Encounter, Exchange Peo
ple, Ideas, Events
My project will argue
Cycling clubs, competitions, conflicts with
municipal authorities, changing gender ideas.
Bicycles revolutionized ideas about
transportation and leisure in an increasingly
urban and industrial America.
What are some examples?
Strategies in the struggles for rights
Bicycles
Playgrounds
Skyscraper
Jazz