Students will begin the design process by building historical background knowledge about the Holocaust, practicing purpose-driven reading fluency, and engaging directly with a local Holocaust museum educator to understand the needs, emotions, and perspectives of real exhibit audiences. They will document empathy insights in their journals to inform later exhibit design decisions.

Students will synthesize insights from survivor stories, museum educator sessions, and historical research to define a clear, user-centered problem statement that will guide the design of their interactive Holocaust museum exhibit component.

Students will generate and refine diverse, user-centered ideas for their Interactive Museum Exhibit by applying brainstorming strategies, analyzing audience needs, and using feedback to move from many possibilities to a focused exhibit concept grounded in accurate Holocaust history.

Students will build and refine testable versions of their Interactive Museum Exhibit components, applying historical accuracy, empathy, and fluency skills to create user-centered prototypes. Through structured peer critique and feedback from a Holocaust museum educator, teams will revise their exhibits to better answer the essential question and prepare for public testing.

Students will refine, test, and publicly present their Interactive Museum Exhibit: Lessons from the Holocaust to authentic audiences, incorporating community feedback and demonstrating fluency, historical accuracy, empathy, and clear communication in a culminating exhibition.