Gather
In this stage you will collect information from a variety of resources to find connections to and gain understanding of your inquiry question.
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Listed below are sources you may use to gather information. Additionally, you may utilize any of the resources from previous stages. Don't forget to search using the keywords you identified in the Explore stage.
Listed below are sources you may use to gather information. Additionally, you may utilize any of the resources from previous stages. Don't forget to search using the keywords you identified in the Explore stage.
- Prior to gathering information, for each source, complete the ABCD Evaluation page included in the Gather section of your Inquiry Journal. You may work with a partner on this.
- Please continue to record your viewed sources in the Inquiry Log located in the Explore Stage of your Inquiry Journal.
- At the conclusion of your Gather stage, please complete the Pair Share Protocol activity with a partner. This can be found in the Explore Stage of your Inquiry Journal.
Databases from previous stages that you may revisit:
Databases from previous stages that you may revisit:
- SIRS (Social Issues Research Service)
- Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
- Britannica School Edition
- The Holocaust Explained
This database contains videos, newspapers, magazines, and primary sources. The database supports research on social studies and history topics, along with other core subjects.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Gale website. You may need to enter our school AEA username and password to gain access.
-Click on the Research in Context tab on the left side of the screen.
-You may utilize the Basic Search bar at the top of the screen, the Advanced Search by clicking the magnifying glass icon, or browse topics by selecting the Browse All Topics button. Don't forget to search using the keywords you generated in the Explore Stage.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this database:
Holocaust. (2016). In Research in Context. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?resultListType=RELATED_DOCUMENT&searchType=ts&userGroupName=4554mvsd&inPS=true&contentSegment=&prodId=MSIC&docId=GALE|OUTFJI988099345&it=r
Concentration Camps. (2016). In Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CEJ2181500261&docType=Topic+overview&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=&prodId=MSIC&contentSet=GALE%7CEJ2181500261&searchId=R8&userGroupName=4554mvsd&inPS=true#content
This database focuses on current events and contains reference sources including magazines, newspapers, and books.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Gale website. You may need to enter our school AEA username and password to gain access.
-Click on the InfoTrac Student Edition tab on the left side of the screen.
-You may utilize the Basic Search bar at the top of the screen, the Advanced Search by clicking the magnifying glass icon, or the Topic Finder at the bottom left. Don't forget to search using the keywords you generated in the Explore Stage.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this database:
Buchsbaum, H. (1993, April 2). Anatomy of the Holocaust. Scholastic Update, 125(12), 6+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A13608564/STOM?u=4554mvsd&sid=STOM&xid=d557433f
Garcia, N. (2005, April). The Holocaust. Hindsight, 15(3), 14+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A131131038/STOM?u=4554mvsd&sid=STOM&xid=b26eb820
This database contains a wide array of educational resources on a variety of subjects at a range of learning levels stretching across grades K-12.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Learn360 website. You may need to enter our school AEA username and password to gain access.
-You may begin a quick search using the search bar at the top, or an Advanced Search by selecting the appropriate link underneath the main search bar.
-Search using the keywords you generated during the Explore Stage.
-Results may be sorted by media type at the top of the screen, and by sources, grade level ranges, and more along the right side of the page.
**Please note: some of these materials contain graphic images. Proceed with caution, especially when viewing materials intended for grades 9-12.**
Below is a sample resource that can be located using this database:
Diagram Group. (n.d.). Chronology of the Holocaust, 1925–1949 [Fact Sheet]. Films Media Group. Retrieved from https://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=137282&xtid=90036
The EBSCO History Reference Center is a database containing historical sources from peer-reviewed journals, reference books, periodicals, and more.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the EBSCO History Reference Center website. You may need to enter our school AEA username and password to gain access.
-At the home screen, you may browse by subject using the World History link. Within the list of World History topics you should locate Twentieth Century through World War II (1920-1945 CE). Selecting this link should generate a list of sub-topics, including Holocaust and World War II.
-Once you have selected a sub-topic, the database automatically performs a search of the collection. You may sort the results using the Refine Results section along the left side of the screen. Options include Full Text, Publication Date, and Source Type.
-You may also search by keywords using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options at the top of the screen. Note: when you utilize the Advanced Search you are able to include more options to narrow down your search results. In particular, see the Timeline limitation and consider selecting "World History -- Twentieth Century through World War II".
-Alternately, you may browse using the top header bar. Options include browsing by subject, publication, and searching images/videos.
Below are sample resources that can be located using this database:
Shaer, M. (2017). The Holocaust's great escape. Smithsonian, 47(10), 42-53.
Witherbee, A. (2017). Chapter two: Concentration camps and mass murder. Holocaust. US: Great Neck Publishing.
Resistance During the Holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The following 3 links are part of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
The Resistance document on the left details the efforts of resistance groups all across Europe, including in the ghettos and Nazi camps. The Personal Histories below are oral history recordings of Holocaust survivors sharing their memories. The Maps below provide visual reference for events related to the Holocaust and can be studied for geographical connections.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Resistance document.
-Click on the below graphics to go directly to the specified museum pages.
-Personal Histories are organized by Category, listed on the left side of the page.
-Holocaust and Related Maps are organized by Animated Maps and Geographies of the Holocaust, which contain case studies of geographical ideas.
Below is a sample resource that can be located using this site:
Knowles, A.K., Jaskot, P.B., Harvey, C.W., Hofmann, C., Patel, T., Vara, R., & Yule, A. (n.d.). Mapping the SS concentration camp system. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/mapping-initiatives/geographies-of-the-holocaust/mapping-the-ss-concentration-camp-system/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
BBC World Service Witness is a collection of history related radio broadcasts. Included on this site is a collection of World War II related broadcasts.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the BBC website.
-The World War II Collection should immediately be visible for browsing.
Below is a sample resource that can be located using this site:
BBC. (n.d.). Life in the Warsaw Ghetto [Audio]. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ky5h3
The History Channel website from A&E Networks contains professionally made videos and articles on a variety of historical topics, including WWII and the Holocaust.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the History Channel website.
-Search for World War II in the list of topics. Click on the + button on the right side of the page to view all topics related to WWII.
Below is a sample resource that can be located using this site:
A&E Networks. (2009). Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Video Testimonies Resource Center
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
The following 2 web pages are provided by Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Similar to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and The Holocaust Remembered sites, general information regarding the Holocaust is provided. Additionally, the museum collection includes numerous resources such as historical documents and photographs. Additionally, Video Testimonies from Holocaust survivors are featured on the page linked below.
Navigation & Search Tips:
-Click the graphic to the left to go directly to the Yad Vashem website.
-Located at the bottom of each segment in The Holocaust Resource Center is a list of related sources including artifacts, diaries and letters, documents, photographs, research, testimony, and artwork.
-For example, the following link displays the "Samples of Antisemitism and Racism" included in the Introduction portion of the topic Antisemitism and Racism: http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/resource_center/item.asp?GATE=Z&list_type=A-1&TYPE_ID=1&title=%20-%20Samples&title=Antisemitism%20and%20Racism%20-%20%C2%A0Click%20here%20for%20samples
-The Video Testimonies Resource Center offers the ability to search by a specific place, such as "Warsaw, Poland", or by a certain topic, such as "The Ghettos".
Below is a sample resource that can be located using this site:
Yad Vashem. (2011). Kristallnacht in the City of Fulda [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/video-testimonies.html#
This concludes your Inquiry Guide. Now you will have an opportunity to create and share
This concludes your Inquiry Guide. Now you will have an opportunity to create and share
a project demonstrating the knowledge and understanding you have gained.
a project demonstrating the knowledge and understanding you have gained.
Subpages: 1-Open 2-Immerse 3-Explore 4-Identify 5-Gather
Resources:
Holocaust. (2016). In Research in Context. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?resultListType=RELATED_DOCUMENT&searchType=ts&userGroupName=4554mvsd&inPS=true&contentSegment=&prodId=MSIC&docId=GALE|OUTFJI988099345&it=r
Concentration Camps. (2016). In Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T001&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=2&docId=GALE%7CEJ2181500261&docType=Topic+overview&sort=RELEVANCE&contentSegment=&prodId=MSIC&contentSet=GALE%7CEJ2181500261&searchId=R8&userGroupName=4554mvsd&inPS=true#content
Buchsbaum, H. (1993, April 2). Anatomy of the Holocaust. Scholastic Update, 125(12), 6+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A13608564/STOM?u=4554mvsd&sid=STOM&xid=d557433f
Garcia, N. (2005, April). The Holocaust. Hindsight, 15(3), 14+. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A131131038/STOM?u=4554mvsd&sid=STOM&xid=b26eb820
Diagram Group. (n.d.). Chronology of the Holocaust, 1925–1949 [Fact Sheet]. Films Media Group. Retrieved from https://learn360.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=137282&xtid=90036
Shaer, M. (2017). The Holocaust's great escape. Smithsonian, 47(10), 42-53.
Witherbee, A. (2017). Chapter two: Concentration camps and mass murder. Holocaust. US: Great Neck Publishing.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (n.d.). Resistance during the Holocaust. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20000831-resistance-bklt.pdf
Knowles, A.K., Jaskot, P.B., Harvey, C.W., Hofmann, C., Patel, T., Vara, R., & Yule, A. (n.d.). Mapping the SS concentration camp system. Retrieved from https://www.ushmm.org/learn/mapping-initiatives/geographies-of-the-holocaust/mapping-the-ss-concentration-camp-system/
BBC. (n.d.). Life in the Warsaw Ghetto [Audio]. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ky5h3
A&E Networks. (2009). Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising
Yad Vashem. (2011). Kristallnacht in the City of Fulda [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/video-testimonies.html#
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