Students tour a web exhibit of the Holocaust Museum and discuss eugenics.  In this Holocaust instructional activity, students tour an exhibit called "Deadly Medicine, Creating the Master Race," guided by the teacher.  Students...

High schoolers research and discuss the ethical aspects of Nazi racial ideology, including sterilization, marriage prohibitions, and euthanasia. They develop codes of ethics regarding reproductive rights, euthanasia, and the death penalty.

With this lesson plan, teachers can foster students' understanding of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Highlights the racism of Nazi Germany and discusses the fact that many people still hold these types of beliefs today.