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Social Studies - Concentration Camps -2

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the typical day in a concentration camp. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders read primary and secondary sources about the conditions of the camps. Students also conduct research about the Warsaw Ghetto,...
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Geography - Mapping the Holocaust

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders map the important locations of the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders research the location of countries involved in the Holocaust as well as the location of concentration camps. Students mark the locations...
Lesson Planet Article
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A Chronology of the Holocaust

For Teachers 8th - 10th
A straightforward chronology of the Holocaust lists events from 1930 to 1945. Connects to a page with links to extensive resources and information about the Holocaust. Use as a resource for student inquiry into the Holocaust. 
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The Holocaust

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders identify new vocabulary related to the Holocaust. In this Holocaust lesson, 11th graders complete a vocabulary self awareness chart and answer questions while viewing a video about the Holocaust. 
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Labor and Concentration Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Forced labor camps were an integral part of the German war machine, with the goal of exploiting Jewish labor until the very end. Read background information and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, documents, and...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Dachau

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Dachau concentration camp which housed almost 200,000 prisoners, both political and ethnic, in the period between 1933, when the Nazis took power in Germany, and mid-1945 when the Allies liberated the camps.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Nazi Camp System

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Dachau Opens

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the early stages of the concentration camp system developed by Theodor Eike and what life was like for prisoners at Dachau.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Terror Regime

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Focus on Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that documents D-Day and the start of the liberation of concentration camps throughout Europe.
Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Music of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous sound bites from concentration camp songs, protest music, partisan songs, ghetto songs and more. Each one has images and a short description of what was going on when the song was written.