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Interactive map of Auschwitz

Learning objects Interactive map of Auschwitz

TLF ID M011248

This interactive map is about the evolution of the concentration camp complex at Auschwitz in Poland. It outlines the racial and biological basis of Nazi persecution, and traces the development of the camp established at Auschwitz. A series of maps and explanatory text describe: German territorial expansion by 1942; anti-Jewish policy from the 1930s; major ghettoes established, 1939-44; mobile killing units, 1941-42; the camp system, 1933-45; extermination camps from 1941; and transit routes, 1942-44. A further nine screens detail the elements of the Auschwitz complex.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This interactive map is valuable for addressing the Australian Curriculum: History content description in year 10 relating to an examination of significant events of World War II including the Holocaust. It consists of a large amount of material showing the gradual evolution of Auschwitz from a labour camp to an extermination camp, reflecting the development of Nazi ideas and values about racial and biological purity.
  • The interactive map is valuable for an investigation into the scale and significance of the Holocaust. Students analyse material about Auschwitz to construct a brief history the camp.
  • This interactive map is useful for the development of historical skills. Students use chronological sequencing to demonstrate the relationship between Nazi expansion and occupation of countries and their developing ideas about the future of Jews, Gypsies and other so-called biologically impure people.
  • The resource may also make a contribution to students attaining the history achievement standards in year 10 in relation to the significance of events and developments from a range of perspectives, and has some relevance to the literacy capability, ethical behaviour capability and the critical and creative thinking capability.
Year level

10; 11; 12

Topics Concentration camps National socialism Prisoners of war World War II
Learning area
  • History

Other details

Contributors
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • Publisher
  • Name: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: UNITED KINGDOM
  • URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • Resource: BBC © 2012, except where indicated otherwise. You may download, copy and communicate this material for free, and use it in digital and hardcopy format for non-commercial educational use in Australian schools and TAFE institutions, provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material. 'Interactive' image: © Education Services Australia Limited 2012. You may copy, communicate and adapt this image for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the image.