Explore
In this stage you will begin exploring topics related to the Holocaust. Take your time when exploring, noting the ideas that peak your interest. You may choose to skim or dig deeper into the sources you find, depending upon your interests.
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Take your time exploring the sources below. Complete the following activities:
Take your time exploring the sources below. Complete the following activities:
- To begin, work collaboratively with your inquiry group to identify keywords to use when searching for information. Complete the Brainstorming Keywords section of your Inquiry Journal.
- During your exploration, please use the Inquiry Log chart in the Explore Stage of your Inquiry Journal. This chart will help you organize and track the resources you have visited.
- At the conclusion of your exploration, complete the Narrowing Down a Large Topic activity in the Explore section of your Inquiry Journal. Before continuing to the Identify stage, please share your topic with your inquiry group.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This Information for Students learning site is provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Museum's collection database contains more than 270,000 records, including photos of life before, during, and after the Holocaust, personal stories of Holocaust witnesses, and historical and contemporary films about the Holocaust. Much of the information contained in this site is linked directly from the encyclopedia included below.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
-The Information for Students page includes many topics to explore, arranged in a timeline fashion. To explore one of these topics, simply click on the title. Additionally, clicking on a period of time will allow you to browse via a timeline of events.
-Be sure to watch for links to related content included throughout your exploration.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this database:
Hitler, A. (1939). Reichstag speech [Video file]. Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/hitler-speech-to-german-parliament
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (n.d.). Killing operations begin at Chelmno. Timeline of Events. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/killing-operations-begin-at-chelmno
This encyclopedia is located on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website. It contains information specific to the Holocaust, is arranged by topic, can be searched within, and includes multiple forms of media.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia website.
-You may begin browsing by topic area, utilizing the Main Topic headings at the bottom of this initial screen. (Look for: The Third Reich, Rescue and Resistance, The Holocaust, etc.)
-Alternately, you may begin by selecting the "Start Browsing" button. At the next screen, you may utilize the Basic Search bar at the top of the screen, Browse Topics by selecting from the images below the search bar, or explore through the ID Cards, Images, Tags links at the bottom of the screen.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this encyclopedia:
Documenting numbers of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/documenting-numbers-of-victims-of-the-holocaust-and-nazi-persecution
Concentration camps, 1933–39. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/concentration-camps-1933-39
Jewish uprisings in ghettos and camps, 1941-1944. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jewish-uprisings-in-ghettos-and-camps-1941-44?series=19182
The Britannica School Edition database offers multiple types of media sources on a variety of topics.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Britannica website. You may need to enter our school AEA username and password to gain access.
-Search using your selected keywords in the search bar at the top of the page.
-Search results may be adjusted based on reading levels.
-Media types are listed on the left side and could include links to additional websites, primary sources, and e-books.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this database:
Nürnberg laws. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/N%C3%BCrnberg-Laws/609724
Ghetto. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/ghetto/36690
Kristallnacht. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Kristallnacht/331414
Subpages: 1-Open 2-Immerse 3-Explore 4-Identify 5-Gather
Resources:
Hitler, A. (1939). Reichstag speech [Video file]. Bundesarchiv Filmarchiv. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/hitler-speech-to-german-parliament
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (n.d.). Killing operations begin at Chelmno. Timeline of Events. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/killing-operations-begin-at-chelmno
Documenting numbers of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/documenting-numbers-of-victims-of-the-holocaust-and-nazi-persecution
Concentration camps, 1933–39. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/concentration-camps-1933-39
Jewish uprisings in ghettos and camps, 1941-1944. (n.d.). In Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jewish-uprisings-in-ghettos-and-camps-1941-44?series=19182
Nürnberg laws. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/N%C3%BCrnberg-Laws/609724
Ghetto. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/ghetto/36690
Kristallnacht. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Kristallnacht/331414
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