The Industrial Revolution
The aim of this lesson is to question how far the Factory and Mine Acts went to reform working conditions.
Students have to decide how much credit the Government of the day should receive for reforming the conditions of workers in the factories and mines.
Furthermore they will evaluate how effective the laws were that were passed and were they adhered to.
Finally they will judge how much credit should be given to a number of dedicated and philanthropic individuals who were ahead of their time
This lesson explores these questions by examining the evidence of children and discovers how factory owners like Titus Salt in Bradford were determined to help their workers themselves to create a harmonious and thriving community.
Students have to think which Acts applied to whom using numbers as well as evaluating how much lives improved as a result of the Factory and Mines Acts.
The lesson is enquiry based with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited at the end to show the progress of learning.
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