Classroom Resource

Becoming Aware of the Japanese American Internment Camp Experience

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

Overview

In this lesson, students simulate situations Japanese American children faced by creating a list of things that are important to them and choosing what they would take and leave behind to develop empathy for the Japanese American internment camp experience.

Content Standards

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

SS10.6.7
Identify changes on the American home front during World War II.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

internment camp
rationing
Birmingham steel industry
Port of Mobile
Tuskegee Airmen
retooling

Knowledge

Students know:

The types of rationing that occurred in the United States during WWII.

Skills

Students are able to:

Cite evidence to support changes on the home front using primary and secondary sources.
Evaluate the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups in the US during WWII.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Many changes occurred in the United States during WWII.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://amhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/resources/activity1.html

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

Accessibility

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://www.si.edu/termsofuse/

Approved Date

2019-03-03

Curated by

mgsaboyd

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type