Britain 1750 – 1900
How did Britain change between the period 1750 &
1900?
There were many changes which took place in Britain between 1750 & 1900. Changes took
place in the following areas:
o Population;
o Agriculture;
o Industry;
o Working conditions;
o Transport (roads, canals, railways & the motorcar).
In your group, you are going to research one area. You will need to teach the rest of the class
about your topic. Your group will therefore need to present your findings to the rest of the class
(perhaps in the form of a presentation). This should be about 5 minutes in length. You also need
to produce a learning task, which the rest of the class will do after your presentation. The
learning task should task the class about 5minutes to complete. You will need to help the rest of
your classmates if they get stuck. Possible learning activities include:
o Wordsearch;
o Crossword;
o Heads & tails;
o Complete the sentences;
o Quiz.
You will have six lessons to complete this task:
1. Introduction to the topic, assigning groups and initial individual research;
2. Research – Boardworks PowerPoint;
3. Research and making presentations;
4. Research and making presentation;
5. Presentations and learning activities;
6. Presentations and learning activities.
Your topic is: The Industrial Revolution
You should aim to answer the following question in your presentation:
o What was the Domestic system? How were products made in the
domestic system?
o What was the factory system?
o Why did factories need to be developed?
Resources available:
o Class resources pack;
o Yellow ETI Textbook pages 16-19;
o Boardworks PowerPoint – 1.Was there an Industrial Revolution (SWA, History, KS3, ETI,
Boardworks PowerPoints)
o Shared Area resources
o Internet:
o http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/indrevo.htm
Opposite is a picture called “Flopsies”. Have a good look at the different Flopsies. They all
represent a different mood and feeling.
After hearing about the task and finding out who you are working with, which Flopsie do
you feel like?
I feel like Flopsie number: ____________________________________________________
Explain why you feel like this. Give as much detail as possible, thinking about how you feel
about the task, the people you will be working with & the amount of time to complete the task
etc:
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How do you feel after lesson 1? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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How do you feel after lesson 2? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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How do you feel after lesson 3? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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How do you feel after lesson 4? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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*How do you feel after lesson 5? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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*How do you feel after lesson 6? [Circle the Flopsie and date it]
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* If during lessons 5 & 6 you were in the audience then please consider your choice based upon
your role as a member of the audience.
Your teacher will ask you to reflect on your feelings & learning at the end of each of the lessons
Boardwork’s PowerPoint – Was there an industrial Revolution?
1. Match the key words to their correct definition:
The materials used to make the goods e.g. Iron Ore,
Industrial
cotton, wool.
Making products to sell.
Rapid change development.
Small, light industries operating out of people’s
Revolution
Domestic System
Factory System
homes.
Large-scale industry operating from purpose built
Raw materials
works.
To do with industries – the production of goods.
Manufacturing
2. In 1750, explain how products were made: _____________________________________
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3. Complete the diagram below showing how cloth was made in the domestic system:
4. What reasons are their for the domestic system needing to changes:
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
5. What key inventions were made in their period? Plot them to the timeline below, along
with their inventors and the function of the machines:
1700
6. Explain how the factory system worked: _______________________________________
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7. What were the advantages of the factory system?
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
o __________________________________________________________________
Using the resources provided, complete the Mind Map below:
Why did
factories
develop?
Domestic
System
Industrial
Revolution
Factory
System
What new
machinery
helped factories
develop?
What effect did
factories have on
people and the
country?
What makes a good presentation and learning activity?
Feature
X
1
2
3
4
5
Photograph of my Presentation
Please label and annotate explaining what is happening, use two different colours to highlight strengths and areas of development.
6
PLANNING
MAKING THE
QUESTIONS
PRESENTATION
LESSON 1
What was the Domestic system? How were products made in the domestic
LESSON 2
LESSON 3
LESSON 4
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
What was the factory system?
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Why did the factories need to be developed?
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
Y
N
system?
ACTION 1 (Before reading lesson)
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ACTION 2 (End of lesson 1)
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ACTION 3 (End of lesson 2 – before going to the computer room)
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ACTION 4 (Before computer lesson)
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Task: Use the grid below to comment on the teaching presentations and learning activities planned by the other groups in the class.
These can be cut out after the presentations have been presented and compiled on one sheet for each group.
Group 1: Title: Population. Student:
What is the best bit?
What could be improved?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
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Group 2: title: Agricultural Revolution. Students:
What is the best bit?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
What could be improved?
Group 3: Title: Industrial Revolution. Students:
What is the best bit?
What could be improved?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
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Group 4: Title: Factory Condition. Students:
What is the best bit?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
What could be improved?
Group 5: title: Transport – Roads. Students:
What is the best bit?
What could be improved?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
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Group 6: Title: Transport – Canals. Students:
What is the best bit?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
What could be improved?
Group 7: title: Transport – Railways. Students:
What is the best bit?
What could be improved?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
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Group 8: Title: Transport – Motorcar. Students:
What is the best bit?
Teaching Presentation:
Learning Activity:
What could be improved?
Evaluation:
1. Look back at the Flopsies. Pick a Flopsie which shows how you feel, now that your have
completed the task. Explain your answer.
Now that I have completed the task, I feel like Flopsie number __________ because:
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2. What have you enjoyed about completing this unit: ______________________________
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3. What research tool was the best to help you learn about your topic - Reading, using
internet, using Boardworks PowerPoint? Explain your answer: _____________________
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4. What could your group have done better? _____________________________________
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5. What new skills have you used and developed? ________________________________
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6. What other resources would have made it easier for you to complete this task? ________
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7. What have you learnt from this task (skills, personal, knowledge)? _________________
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8. Would you like to do a task like this again? ____________________________________
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