Life in a Concentration Camp

The scene lets students explore the site of a concentration camp inspired by the Majdanek concentration camp. Here, students will explore and observe the barracks prisoners lived in, the labour they were forced to complete, and the gas chamber used by the Nazis. Students will gain an insight into life in a concentration camp.

# Learning objectives

Define the term Holocaust {.info}

Understand what life was like inside a Concentration Camp{.info}

Explain the Liberation of the Camps{.info}

# What was the Holocaust?{.objective .objective1}

Students will learn about the Holocaust. They will learn that the Nazis, led by Hitler, persecuted certain groups they deemed did not fit for their 'Aryan race' ideology and those who opposed the Nazi rule. Students will be asked to explore the scene and describe the location of the concentration camp. They will be asked to consider how the prisoners may have been transported there and whether they knew their destination.

# What was Life Like in a Concentration Camp? {.objective .objective2}

Students will learn about prisoners' conditions, such as crowded barracks with poor heating and sanitation. They will learn that prisoners were forced to work long hours and given poor quantities and quality of food, leading to many dying of starvation or disease. Students will learn that many prisoners, men, women, and children were killed in gas chambers. Students will learn that the Nazi German regime had many concentration camps scattered across the territories they occupied. Students will be asked to explore the area and identify clues that living conditions were crowded and poor.

# How were the Camps Liberated?{.objective .objective3}

Students will learn that allied forces from Europe and the USA liberated the camps. They will learn that these forces carried out offensive strikes against Nazi forces, discovered many concentration camps in the process, and freed many prisoners that were still alive. Students will learn that a lot of evidence was collected and used in war crime trials against the Nazis and that Allied offences finally forced the unconditional surrender of the Nazis. Students will be asked to think about how the victims of the Holocaust are remembered. They will be asked to think about and explain why it is important to learn and remember the events of the Holocaust.

# Teacher Resources

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### Student Quiz Answers Document

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