Introduction

This scrapbook is about The Holocaust. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany exterminated Jews and other people that they considered to be inferior. As a result about 12,000,000 people - about half of them Jews - were murdered. This scrapbook explores different multimedia related to this tragic event in history.

Keep this question in mind as you work:

What is the Holocaust? How do the links on this page help describe what the Holocaust is all about? What did you learn after you explored this scrapbook?

Instructions

1. Explore the Internet sites linked below. You're looking for facts, quotes, examples, images, sound clips, videos, and animations that you think are important aspects of the topic.

2. When you find something you like, check its Web page for a copyright notice. Often, students are encouraged to copy things that will only be used in the classroom. Sometimes people don't want their work copied at all. A good practice is looking for an e-mail link on the page and then using it to ask permission.

3. Copy any text you want by dragging across the words, then using the Edit - Copy command on the menubar. Paste what you highlighted into a basic text editor, word processor, desktop publishing program or multimedia program.

4. Save images you like by downloading them. Paste the images you've downloaded into a multimedia, paint or desktop publishing program (like HyperStudio, Clarisworks, or PageMaker) or use one of the graphics viewers listed as Tools on this page to display your collection of images.

5. Be prepared to cut anything that copyright owners tell you they don't want you to have.

6. Once you have collected your information, go over it carefully so that you can give clear and thoughtful reasons why you found the things you collected especially important.
   

The Internet Resources

• Timeline - This link provides students with a timeline related to the Holocaust.

• Homepage - This link provides students with essays written by people on the Holocaust, documents related to the topic, and other resources.

• Survivors - This link allows students to read about Holocaust survivors and see great pictures of the survivors.

• Literature - This link provides important information on the literature written for the historical event.

• Museum - This link provides information on a museum catered to the Holocaust and the survivors.