The theme this year is Innovation Through History. #1 studied about war a lot in history this year, so he chose to make an exhibit about innovations that have resulted from war. The title of his exhibit was "War: What Is It Good For?" He came up with three areas: Medical Advancements, Mechanical Advancements, and Political Advancements. I was pleased with his thought processes. He came up with things like: penicillin, better surgical methods, submarines for underwater study, the UN, and the Red Cross. Even our country and the idea of Democracy were the result of war.
As I said, we didn't compare to other booths, but he will use this information for 4H presentations in a couple of months, so it wasn't all a wasted effort. Not that learning and telling others what you have learned is ever a wasted effort.
#2 studied a lot of different topics in History this year, so his was a little harder to match the theme. Earlier last year, though, I thought about the phone at Grandma's house and how much phones have changed. One of my uncles still had his first mobile phone, as well as many other phones from days gone by, and he loaned them to us. So #2 did a "Timeline of the Telephone." It was not original; there were at least two other phone exhibits, but his was the only one with such great props! He will also use this as a presentation for 4H.Notice his new glasses. Yes, we are on pair #6 since the middle of August! I bought them at a local store this time and purchased the year long warranty. I never buy those things, but I decided it might be wise this time.
-----------Tomorrow is another History Day. It is the annual "History Expo" that the home school group does. We have participated every year. This year both boys will display their work from yesterday's competition, as well as participate in a booth on Africa. Our Geography club studied Africa this year, and we thought this would be a good place to display our work. It is more of a "Social Sciences Fair" than just History.
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