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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological innovations were British.

It was the transition of manufacturing processes to new more efficient ones, generally through the use of machines.

It also involved the use of new chemicals, fuels, steam power and of course the rise of factories.

Let's watch the following video and learn more about what happened!

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The Industrial Revolution (18-19th Century)

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"This is a Boulton and Watt steam engine, a double-acting beam type made of cast and wrought iron. It was made by the firm of Boulton and Watt in Birmingham, England, in 1785. It was used at Whitbread's Brewery in London between 1785 and 1887". Source: Powerhouse Museum 2008.

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This machine was used in a brewery. How do you think this technology would have affected/changed production?

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This machine was used in a brewery. How do you think this technology would have affected/changed production?

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Now it's time to discuss. In your groups of four, spend five minutes discussing the following questions. Use the placemats provided to write down your responses.

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Now it's time to discuss. In your groups of four, spend five minutes discussing the following questions. Use the placemats provided to write down your responses.

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1.    What causes led to the Industrial Revolution?

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1.    What causes led to the Industrial Revolution?

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2.	What was needed for the Industrial Revolution to occur?

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2.	What was needed for the Industrial Revolution to occur?

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3.	What parallels can you draw between the Industrial Revolution and the world today?

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3.	What parallels can you draw between the Industrial Revolution and the world today?

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In your groups, open the envelope and take out the 10 cards. Each card has a date and event on it. Work together in arranging these cards in a chronological order, which means you need to sort them from the start of the Industrial Revolution, through to the later period. Spend 15 minutes on this.

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Let's go through the answer sheet together. Check your answers with your team, it's okay if you did not get them all right. By doing this activity you have already started to develop chronological skills, which we will work on more in the next lesson.

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In this lesson I have introduced you to some basic information about the Industrial Revolution.
1. We started our lesson with a question that made you think about how the Industrial Revolution influenced the world you live in.
2. Secondly, we watched a short YouTube video that introduced you to the causes and effects, statistics, inventions, regions and people involved.
3. Thirdly, we did the placemat activity which asked you to use the information from the video and construct responses to three questions. We then shared the information with our peers.
4. We then did the timeline activity, which asked you to arrange dates in a chronological order.

Now it's time for you to ask any questions that you may have. This is our first introduction to the Industrial Revolution. Do you have any feedback that I can use to make future lessons better?