RJ+Science+IP

=Instructional Plan/Learning Activities=
 * Content:** Science
 * Instructional Plan || Understanding || Know || Skills || MLR ||
 * 1. Life During the Holocaust

Hook: I will show some pictures of living conditions and show a small clip from the movie //Schindler's List.//

Learning Activity: I will talk briefly about some of the living conditions were like in concentration camps and what prisoner life was like. I will then ask students to imagine what life was like for prisoners, how they lived and how they were treated. They will write their ideas down and then transfer them to a wiki. In this wiki students will imagine they are being held in a concentration camp and will tell what they are seeing and experiencing.

Artifact: Wiki || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 5. What living conditions were like and how prisoners lived. || 5. Create a wiki that explains what life is like for a Holocaust prisoner. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||
 * 2. Health and Safety

Hook: Show a short clip of somebody being physically harmed, perhaps something from the //Jackass// films to lighten the mood and let the students know what the class will be about.

Learning Activity: Once students are engaged with what is going on in class, I will talk about the health of Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust and how it was often compromised. After about 35-40 minutes of notes and discussion, students will create a blog and discuss what they thought about the discussion. Student will type their opinions of how health was compromised, what they might have done in that situation, and anything else pertaining to the class discussion.

Artifact: Blog || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 1. How the health and safety of Jews was compromised. || 1. Create a blog talking about the health and safety of Jews. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||
 * 3. Down with the Sickness

Hook: Provide the students with a list of the many diseases that Jewish prisoners contracted but not tell them they were diseases that prisoners encountered.

Learning Activity: This class discussion will be similar to the previous class but this time the discussion will pertain to the many diseases prisoners contracted while in concentration camps. After 35-40 minutes of discussion, students will continue their blog from the previous class and talk about what they think. This will be the last class that will require the use of a blog but students will be more than welcome to continue them.

Artifact: Blog || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 6. Prisoners contracted a a wide array of diseases, many of which were potentially fatal. || 6. Continue blog from previous class by talking about diseases that prisoners encountered. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||
 * 4. Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Hook: Read a small part of __The Diary of Anne Frank__ that talks about the punishment she had to endure.

Learning Activity: Hopefully the excerpt will get the students thinking a lot about punishment that prisoners endured during the Holocaust. I'll lecture for just a few minutes and then I want the class to find articles and stories online about punishment prisoners had to endure. After some information has been gathered, I want the students to start a chat room online and discuss what they have found. I think by using a chat room many students will feel more comfortable as opposed to speaking out loud.

Artifact: Online Chat Room || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 2. What kind of punishment and torture Jewish prisoners went through on a daily basis. || 2. Start a chat room and discuss with classmates the punishment prisoners had to endure. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||
 * 5. Styles of Execution

Hook: Show pictures to students of the different execution styles used during the Holocaust.

Learning Activity: There will be no lecture for this class but rather I will have student pair up to create a PowerPoint. I want each team to find information about the different execution styles used during the Holocaust. Students may used the internet, textbooks, and anything else that provides the needed information. Students will have the entire class period to create the PowerPoint and will present them at the beginning of the next class.

Artifact: PowerPoint Presentation || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 4. About the many different methods of execution used by German soldiers. || 4. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation showing the different methods of execution. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||
 * 6. Nice Genes

Hook: Read an excerpt from a book or an online article that talks about Hitler's ideal human being.

Learning Activity: Students will present their PowerPoints from the previous class to begin. Afterwards, I will give a brief (10-20 minutes) lecture about Hitler's ideas on genetics. Afterwards, I want each student to create a Podcast (about 5 minutes each) discussing what they have learned in class an, if they wish, what they have learned in other lessons. This Podcast, as well as everything else created in this class, will go towards the final unit portfolio.

Artifact: Podcast || 4. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || 3. Hitler's view on genetics and the genetics of Holocaust prisoners. || 3. Create a podcast discussing your ideas of Hitler's views on genetics. || Science: C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. ||