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Unit 4: The Industrial Revolution

Use the relevant section from the textbook below to complete the tasks in the PowerPoints:

Ch 1 p. 8-31

Ch 2 p. 32-39

Ch 3 p. 40-51

Jack the Ripper p. 74-77

Ch 5 p. 78-91

Ch 6 p. 92-110

Ch 4 p. 54-77

Lesson 1: Introduction: 1750 to 1900

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe what Britain was like in 1750

  2. Most will be able to explain the differences between Britain in 1750 and 1900.

Intro 1750-1900

Fact file frame

Topic Sheet

Lesson 2: Population

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to identify 3 reasons why the population ‘exploded’.

  2. Most will be able to describe the reasons why the population increased.

  3. Some will be able to explain the significance of the different factors.

Population

Population grid

Population Explosion Card Sort

Lesson 3: The Domestic System

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe what the domestic system was.

  2. Most will be able to explain the weaknesses of the domestic system.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate the differences between the domestic and factory systems.

The Domestic System

Lesson 4: The Factory System

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the factory system.

  2. Most will be able to explain the advantages of the factory system.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate which system was better.

The Factory System

Lesson 5: Child Labour Conditions

Lesson objectives:

  1. All should understand what child labour is and why it is still going on around the world today.

  2. Most should be able to describe working conditions in factories in 19th C Britain.

  3. Some will have carried out a full investigation by extracting information from sources of evidence and are ready write a report for the government.

Child Labour Conditions

Child labour and Asma's Story

How do I spend my time template

Grant Shapps Letter Help Sheet

Lesson 6: Factory Conditions

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will understand that not everyone wanted conditions to improve for children. (Factory owners were making big profits out of them!)

  2. Most will understand what BIAS is and will be able to find examples of biased sources.

  3. Some of you will develop your source evaluation skills to question the reliability of evidence.

Factory Conditions

Factory System Sources

Lesson 7: Key Assessment

Key Assessment

Lesson 8: Roads and Canals

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe some benefits of roads and canals.

  2. Most will be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of roads and canals.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate whether roads or canals are a better system of transport.

Roads and Canals

Lesson 9: Railways

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe some benefits of the railway.

  2. Most will be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the railway.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate whether roads, canals or railways are a better system of transport.

Railways

Lesson 10: Town Living Conditions

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe the living conditions in industrial towns.

  2. Most will be able to explain how this affected health.

  3. Some will be able to hypothesise .as to how these conditions could be improved

Town living conditions

Lesson 11: Public Health Heroes

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to examine the state of towns in the 1800s.

  2. Most will be able to explain why the government was slow to improve public health.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate the contribution of Chadwick, Snow and Bazalgette to improving public health.

Public Health Heroes

Lesson 12: Crimewatch

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to identify whose role it was to catch criminals in 1800.

  2. Most will be able to explain the term ‘capital punishment’.

Crimewatch

Execution Worksheet

Lesson 13: Victorian Policing

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe what policemen looked like in Victorian London.

  2. Most will be able to explain what qualities Robert Peel was looking for when he set up the police force.

  3. Some will be able to evaluate how successful the police were using evidence.

Victorian Policing

Lesson 14: Off to prison

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to outline how, and why, prison life changed in the 1800s.

  2. Most will be able to assess the significance of Howard and Fry in these changes.

Off to prison

Prison Worksheet

Lesson 15: Jack the Ripper

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to use sources to determine what Jack the Ripper looked like. 

  2. Most will be able to decide Jack the Rippers most likely appearance.

  3. Some will be able to judge how reliable information is by cross referencing sources.

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper Worksheet

Lesson 16: Victorian Schools

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe some of the changes in schools between 1800 and 1900.

  2. Most will be able to explain what school life was like for a thirteen year old pupil in Victorian Britain.

  3. Some will evaluate the differences between Victorian and modern schools.

Victorian Schools

Lesson 17: The Great Hunger

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to investigate the causes of the Great Hunger.

  2. Most will be able to analyse sources about the role of the British government.

The Great Hunger

Famine Worksheet

Lesson 18: Change over time

Lesson objectives:

  1. All will be able to describe at least 3 ways Britain has changed between 1750 and 1900.

  2. Most will be able to explain why these changes happened.

  3. Some will be able to decide which was the most important change and why.

Change over time

Times Reflection

Textbook p. 166-167

Stanborough History Curriculum

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