Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Londoners Calm Despite Bomb Blasts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate Great Britain's landscapes, government and culture to help them explain why a bomb blast in its subways or to its transportation system is important.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the people involved with the Nazi concentration/death camps. Learn about who was targeted, and how those who led the camps were ultimately punished. Site provides...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Soviet Prisoners of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details the Nazi treatment of Soviet prisoners of war in World War II. Though it is not frequently discussed, there were almost as many Soviet prisoners killed by the Nazis as there were Jews.
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Rise of the Nazis and Beginning of Persecution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi's goal was to expunge the Jewish people from society and strip them of all their rights. As Hitler rose to power, procedures were put in place to reach these goals. Read background information on the Nazi's rise to power and...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Medical Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the use of concentration camp prisoners for medical experimentation by the Nazis during World War II.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Nazis' systematic use of propaganda as a way of controlling the ideas of the German people prior to, and throughout World War II. Propaganda was primarily created against Jews, Communists, and any groups which were not...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Liberation of Nazi Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the roles of the various Allied armies, including the Russian, American, and British forces, in liberating the Nazi concentration camps in the late months of World War II.
Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists: Von Braun's Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Wernher Von Braun and other Nazi space scientists through this interactive timeline. Discover how he came to the United States in Operation Paperclip and why he is known as the father of the...
eBook
The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazi Germany 1933 to 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
An 18-chapter e-book that covers the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany up to the outbreak of World War II.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center German Jewry Under Nazis

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: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi government had many "racial enemies" foremost being the Jews. In this exhibit, The United States Holocaust Museum takes a look at one of the other groups targeted for persecution, homosexuals. Read the fascinating and tragic...
Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
eBook
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: 1939 1945: Quest for a Nazi Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A 20-chapter book on the history of Nazi Germany over the course of the Second World War.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Rise of the Nazi Party

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...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Emigration, Nazi Policies

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...
Primary
Other

Nazi Propaganda by Joseph Goebbels

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of English translations of Nazi propaganda material by Joseph Goebbels reveals the cultural goals of National Socialism. The speech on "German Women" is particularly interesting.
Activity
Other

Calvin College: Nazi Propaganda From 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site documents Nazi propaganda during the time period 1933-1945. Includes tons of detailed information and links.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Center Local Populations in Nazi Dominated Europe

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...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Nazi Racism and Anti Semitism

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...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Nazi Extermination Camps

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...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Pre Nazi Racism

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
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Antisemitism in History: Nazi Antisemitism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Nazi antisemitism. The site also provides links to the entire United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Digging for Nazi Gold

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about archeologists searching for buried Nazi gold. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust:nazi War Crimes & Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference to Nazi War Crimes & Trials.

Other popular searches