Industrial Revolution - An Introduction Lesson

This is a PowerPoint for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution unit. It introduces some key features using the analysis of two visual and one written source.

Learning Objectives

1. identify some of the features of the Industrial Revolution
2. describe how the Industrial revolution was different for some.
3. explain the positive and negative impact of the Industrial Revolution.

Included:

1 PPT with 9 slides

*UPDATE 6/1/2021 - The second link on Slide 4 is no longer working. It is a scene from “North and South” Episode 1 that shows the inside of the cotton factory. Either of the following links would be suitable in place of the original.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctnxskhE90E
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpiJ-A7TNec

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Australian Curriculum - Stage 5 - Depth Study 1: Making A Better World? - Topic 1a: The Industrial Revolution (1750–1914)

Syllabus dot points covered

• The experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life (ACDSEH081)
  use a variety of sources to investigate working conditions in factories, mines and other occupations, with particular emphasis on child labour

• The short and long-term impacts of the Industrial Revolution, including global changes in landscapes, transport and communication (ACDSEH082)
  discuss positive and negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution, eg the growth of cities and pollution and the development of trade unions

Historical skills covered
HT5-6–> uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world and Australia
HT5-9 --> applies a range of relevant historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding of the past

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Keywords: Industrial Revolution, history, Stage 5, Australian Curriculum, Year 9, Year 10, cotton mill, factory, working conditions, living conditions, negative, positive, impact, analysis, source, child labour.