Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow a chronology of Adolf Eichmann's life and his participation in the "Final Solution" of the Nazis.
Interactive
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Main Nazi Camps and Killing Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map shows all the concentration camps, extermination camps, and other kill sites during the Holocaust. Click an icon to access a report on each camp. Also included is a background summary of the Final Solution, video...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
Website
The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy biography of the principal planner of the Final Solution in Nazi Germany, Reinhard Heydrich. The information is somewhat in-depth and worth checking out on the subject.
Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Acid Dilution Problem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the virtual lab to create 500mL of 3M HCl solution from a concentrated stock solution of 11.6M HCl. They must first calculate the correct volumes of 11.6M HCl solution and water to mix together to create...
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Holocaust (also called Ha-Shoah in Hebrew) refers to the period from January 30, 1933 - when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany - to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe officially ended. During this time, Jews in Europe were...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Systems and Solutions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
The Energy Systems and Solutions unit brings students through the exploration of science and engineering concepts as they relate to energy issues in everyday life. Issues surrounding energy production and energy consumption provide a...
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Murder of Jews in Romania

For Students 9th - 10th
Romania had a long history of anti-Semitism and was an ally of the Nazis. Around 400,000 Jews were killed in Romanian-controlled areas during the war. Read a summary on Romania during WWII and view primary sources such as photos,...
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Operation Barbarossa: Survivors Testimonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a survivor's name to read eye-witness testimony of Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa was the Nazi's military invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Auschwitz Birkenau Extermination Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 1,000,000 Jews were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. This camp was established with the goal of exterminating large amounts Jews in a rapid manner using Zyklon B gas. Read background information and view primary sources such...
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Estimated Number of Jews Killed During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Table broken down by country showing estimated numbers of Jewish people killed in each area during World War II.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lublin/majdanek Concentration Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the role the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland played both in providing labor for the Nazi war effort and in the "final solution" the Nazis planned.
Primary
The History Place

The History Place: The Wannsee Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
On January 20, 1942 a conference took place near Berlin convened to "coordinate the Final Solution of the Jewish Question", to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe, an estimated 11 million people. You can read the minutes...
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Marking the 50th Anniversary of Eichmann's Trial in Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit takes an in-depth look at the Eichmann Trial. Adolf Eichmann was a Nazi who had an active role the Final Solution. He was tried and convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. Read background on how...
Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Glucose Dilution Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the virtual lab to create a 0.025M glucose solution from a standard 1M glucose solution. First, they calculate the correct volumes of 1M glucose solution and water to mix together to create the final 0.025M...
Activity
Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Cola and Sucrose Concentration Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the virtual lab to prepare a sucrose solution for a soda recipe. They next calculate the concentration of their solution in terms of molarity, percent mass and density. Finally, they compare the density of...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Concentrate This! Sugar or Salt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the property dependence between concentrations and boiling point. First, they investigate the boiling point of various liquid solutions. Then they analyze data collected from the entire class to generate two boiling...
Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Design and Engineering Process

For Teachers K - 1st
In this series of lessons students employ an engineer's approach to solve problems and conduct a variety of hands-on activities. They use this strategy to identify the problem, brainstorm a solution, design a plan, build an object and...
Lesson Plan
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: What's the Problem?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The aim of this unit is for students to develop their persuasive writing and information gathering skills using various forms of information and communication technology. It is hoped that the context of 'teenage problems' will provide an...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Death Marches

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
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Auschwitz Birkenau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a detailed page explaining all aspects of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration/death camp. Contains pictures, personal accounts, and the history of what happened there.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Uprooting and Deportation

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: Euthanasia Program

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article covering the establishment of the euthanasia program initiated by Adolf Hitler's regime.