| S5 History |
Last
update -
03 November 2019 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 5 - Industrial Revolution |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
| What was
the Industrial Revolution? an overview. |
PowerPoint
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Mark Williams -
Industrial Revelations. A 10 part documentary series
by the English comedian and Industrial Revolution
enthusiast. |
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BBC Bitesize
website.
Wikipedia.
Game: who want to be a cotton millionaire. Open Door
website on the industrial revolution.
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A series of lectures and very useful
summary diagrams about the Industrial Revolution from the
Flow of History website. |
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The brilliant
Dr
Bronowski explains the
importance of what he calls the
English Revolution. |
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Why was Europe and Britain first to have an
industrial revolution? |
Worksheet |
Video - Professor Jeremy Black's 2013 BBC documentary
explains why Britain was the first country to have an industrial
revolution. See also the BBC
article. Open University
website what did the Industrial Revolution do for us?
BBC Bitesize
website Industrial Revolution exam preparation and quizzes.
Eric Evans on why Britain became the world superpower
in the 19th Century.
Pat Hudson on
why Britain was first.
Why did Europe colonize China and not the other
way around? Interesting
extract and
fuller version from Jared Steel's bestselling Guns, Germs
and Steel.
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Video of the PBS adaptation of Jared Diamond's
best selling history 'Guns, Germs and Steel', examines
imperialism in Africa. For more see the
PBS site. |
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Why was the agricultural revolution so important?
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Worksheet and
PowerPoint |
BBC
Bitesize
website revision and quizzes.
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| Why was
steam power so important to the industrial revolution? |
Worksheet
and blank
diagram to complete.
Click to enlarge advice
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BBC Bitesize
website.
Animations from the BBC website:
The Rocket,
steam engine,
iron blast furnace,
cotton mill,
steam ship
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Why were the railways so important to the
Industrial Revolution? |
Worksheet and
PowerPoint.
Mark Williams on the early days of steam trains.
Video
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Prezi presentation
comparing the railways to the iPod. |
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BBC
Bitesize
website. Bruce Robinson on the
impact of the railways.
Essay
Mark Williams on the early days of steam trains.
Full
Video
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Dan Snow's 2013, three-part
documentary
for the BBC looking at the impact of the railways on the
history of Britain. |
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| What were
the social consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
Part 1 - Public Health |
Introduction and Public Health
PowerPoint.
Video
on health and housing and
worksheet to be completed |
Additional videos that examine various
other social consequences of the
Industrial Revolution:
migration,
crime,
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Flow of History website on the social consequences of
the Industrial Revolution |
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| What were
the social consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
Part 2 - Working conditions |
Working conditions and trade unions
PowerPoint
Video on work and trade unions and
worksheet to be completed |
Additional videos that examine various other social consequences of the
Industrial Revolution:
migration,
crime,
Video
- The worst jobs in history. Tony Robinson (Baldrick in
Blackadder) gets his hands dirty exploring some of the worst
jobs of the industrial revolution.
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| What were
the cultural consequences of the Industrial
Revolution? |
PowerPoint |
Last in the series of
20 minute videos looks at the
cultural
consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
For more on Charlie Chaplin see the excellent
Mark Steel lectures
(funny). BBC
documentary on
the artists of Victorian England. |
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How and why did Britain change politically as a
result of the Industrial Revolution? |
Worksheet |
Blackadder
video
on the British political system in the early 19th century. (Only
partially reliable!).
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Flow of History website on the social consequences of
the Industrial Revolution |
On the life of Karl Marx, including the Mark
Steel lecture see these
videos
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K. Clark's classic Civilisation
television documentary series examines the impact of the
Industrial Revolution. |
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| How can we
plan an essay on the consequences of the Industrial Revolution? |
PESC revision
diagram to be downloaded and completed or use the
blank A3
diagram given out in class. Colour code
the diagram to distinguish between positive and negative
consequences.
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Revision
quiz on the
Industrial Revolution |
