Population Density in the Ghettos. Students make calculations of population density and recognize the stressful conditions experienced by European ghetto dwellers due to high population density and scarcity of resources. Students become acquainted with a part of the rich heritage of the Jewish people. Starvation in the Ghettos. Students recognize the suffering and loss of life experienced in Holocaust ghettos due to food rationing, identify the basic food groups, USDA requirements and compare those to rations of ghetto and camp inmates.
Students listen to stories from survivors of the Holocaust.
Students share their response to a study of the Holocaust with future generations. Students create a timeline of major Holocaust events and compare it to other events happening at that time. The Upstairs Room. A core book guide. Comprehension questions for use with The Wave video.