Industrial Revolution - The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in Britain

This is a PowerPoint for the Industrial Revolution unit. It is lesson number two.

Learning Objectives

• identify reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain
• describe the key features of the Agricultural Revolution.
• explain how Britain developed such a strong empire.
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Included:
1 PPT with 12 slides
1 PDF with jigsaw activity scaffold

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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 technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution, and other conditions that influenced the industrialisation of Britain (the agricultural revolution, access to raw materials, wealthy middle class, cheap labour, transport system and expanding empire) and of Australia(ACDSEH017)

• outline the main reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in BritainWork and enterprise
• describe key features of the agricultural revolution in Britain, including the emergence of a cheap labour forceWork and enterprise Civics and citizenship
• locate the growth and extent of the British Empire from 1750 to 1900Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
• identify the raw materials Britain obtained from its empire, eg sugar from Jamaica, wool from Australia, and cotton and tea from IndiaAsia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability
• identify key inventors and their inventions and discuss how some of these inventions affected transport and manufacturing in this periodWork and enterprise Critical and creative thinking.

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Historical skills covered
HT5-1–> explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that shaped 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, agriculture, transport, population, inventions, field, rotation, farming, crops, impact, British Empire, Britain, jigsaw, groupwork, activity.