RJ+Science+LP

=Lesson Planner= Conceptual Lens: Impact Instructor: Mr. Curtis Content: Science Grade Level: 8 Time Frame:** **2-3 Weeks** 1. Students will understand that the human body has a certain level of tolerance and that it was shown during the Holocaust. || **Critical Content** 1. What living conditions were like and how prisoners lived.
 * Unit Theme: The Holocaust
 * **Enduring Understandings**

2. How the health and safety of Jews was compromised.

3. Prisoners contracted a a wide array of diseases, many of which were potentially fatal.

4. What kind of punishment and torture Jewish prisoners went through on a daily basis.

5. About the many different methods of execution used by German soldiers.

6. Hitler's view on genetics and the genetics of Holocaust prisoners. || **Standards** 1. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a.

2. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a.

3. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a.

4. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a.

5. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a.

6. C3. Science,Technology, and Society (6-8): a. || I**nstructional Plan/Learning Activities** 1. Wiki

2. Blog

3. Blog (continued)

4. Chat Room

5. PowerPoint

6. Podcast || 1. How did diseases, physical harm, and the levels of tolerance affect prisoners during the Holocaust? || **Skills** 1. Create a wiki that explains what life is like for a Holocaust prisoner.
 * **Guided Questions**

2. Create a blog talking about the health and safety of Jews.

3. Continue blog from previous class by talking about diseases that prisoners encountered.

4. Start a chat room and discuss with classmates the punishment prisoners had to endure.

5. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation showing the different methods of execution.

6. Create a podcast discussing your ideas of Hitler's views on genetics. ||  || **Resources** 1. //Schindler's List,// Wikispaces

2. //Jackass,// Blogger

3. Blogger

4. __Diary of Anne Frank,__ Online Chat Room

5. PowerPoint

6. Podcast

The following websites can be used in all lessons:

http://www.ou.edu/hsci/holocaustlinks.html

http://research.haifa.ac.il/%7Efocus/1998-autumn/f06a.html

http://www.science.co.il/Holocaust-Museums.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Holocaust_Memorial_Museum ||