Industrial revolution introduction- What caused the population increase?

This PowerPoint will take two classes to complete. It will get your students interested in Britain during the 1800's and in the changes that were happening in Britain before the Industrial Revolution.

The PowerPoint covers 11 reasons for the population increase in Britain, all of which can be elaborated on in class to give the students a chance to take independent notes on each reason. The PowerPoint includes homework that the students must complete in order to consolidate their learning. At the end of the PowerPoint the students are shown several images (some of which are shown in the cover image for this resource), all of which will indicate one of the reasons for the population increase and they can work in teams to see who can guess the reason first.

This resource allows students to do most of the work and requires minimum effort from the teacher. Students get involved no matter how weak or strong their capabilities are and it sets a good standard for the beginning of this topic.