Alabama Social Studies SS24.HOS.15c

Social StudiesGrades 9–12The Final Solution

The Standard

SS24.HOS.15: Differentiate among the types of camps utilized by the Nazis, including their origins, purposes, and the conditions associated with them.*

Locate major camps and explain their significance.*

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies · The Final Solution

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students locate major Nazi camps on a map of wartime Europe. They explain which sites were killing centers and how some camps also used prisoners for forced labor.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student locates Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, and Sobibor in German-occupied Poland. They explain that Treblinka and Sobibor were killing centers, while Auschwitz-Birkenau was both a killing center and a forced labor site.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every camp was in Germany or that camps in occupied Poland were run by Poland. They may also assume every camp had the same purpose.
How to Assess It: On a 1942 map, have students mark Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka. Ask them to write one sentence explaining how the camps' roles differed.

Lesson moves

Give pairs a 1942 Europe map and camp cards for Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, and Sobibor; have them place each card and note its role.
Read short USHMM profiles of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka, then write: How did their roles differ?
Hand students camp names, map locations, and role cards; have them make three matching sets and check them against a key.
Find the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on a current map, then compare its location with a 1942 map showing German occupation.

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