Jen Pohl
SLM 521
Elective # 8
Anyone want to go on a
Field Trip?
Although they are a lot of work to
arrange and execute, field trips are one way to help emphasize that what you’re
teaching in class does pertain to real life. Some times these locations are not
geographically possible to get to, but the Internet has chances for students o
go on Virtual Field Trips. Below are
possible options for students to visit sites associated with the Holocaust and
the books Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and The Diary of Anne Frank.
Chamber of the
Holocaust Museum
This site contains video and sounds to present
some of their numerous exhibits. Memorials
of the victims and survivors are shown, as well as artifacts salvaged after the
Holocaust was over. This museum is in
Date
Visited: March 12
http://www.diaspora.org.il/The_Chamber/exhibitions.htm
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This museum is located in Washington D.C
and is the national museum dedicated to this subject. In person, this collection is very moving, and
the website carries that same emotion. Current
events, such as terrorism and genocide, are also addressed.
Date
Visited: March 12
This is a traveling collection of
artifacts and information about the life of Anne Frank. Many students are familiar with Frank by
reading The Diary of Anne Frank. Photographs
and artifacts are available to be studied.
Since this is a traveling exhibit, this site makes it possible to
explore it whenever you want to!
Date
Visited: March 12
http://www.annefrank.com/1_exhibitions.htm
Virtual Tour of the
Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp
(Pictures
not available due to QuickTime and Flash).
Date
Visited: March 13