Becoming Aware of the Japanese American Internment Camp Experience

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

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.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

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

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.

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

Smithsonian

License Type

Custom

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

Custom License Type (URL)

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

Approved Date

2019-03-03

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd

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