Making a Difference: How revolutionairy was the Industrial Revolution?

• Humanities
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Making a Difference

Statement of Inquiry: 

Revolutionary changes in technology can lead to positive and negative impacts on a global and sustainable society.  

Key Concept: Change

Related Concept: Innovation & Revolution

Global Context: Globalization & Sustainability 

Making a Difference

Today: Introduction on the Industrial Revolution:

- Make a wordweb...

- Why the IR? Watch two videos... 

- Consider some questions...

- Define some key-words...

- Create a poem...

- See - Think - Wonder...

Industrial Revolution

Making a Difference

Of course, you want to know why you learn about the Industrial Revolution. 

It has to do with how the Industrial Revolution connects to present times. 

Watch the next two video's in class. 

After these two video's, answer the question. 

Based on the previous two video's, explain in about 100 words why the Industrial Revolution is so important for the present?

Check out page 2 - 3 of Chapter 1 and read the box:
"Consider these questions".

In about 50 words, write down your thoughts on these questions, for example: which one do you find the most interesting/difficult/easy etc.

Check out page 2 - 3 of Chapter 1 and read the box:
"Key Words"
For all the key words, write down a definition in you own words.

Check out page 2 - 3 of Chapter 1 and take a look at Figure 1.1: "The city of Sheffield, in Britain, in the 1800's".

Create a short poem or rhyme of 4 sentences that describes the scenery of this image.

Check out page 2 - 3 of Chapter 1 and take a look at SOURCE A (Figure 1.2 "Leeds in 1750") and SOURCE B (Figure 1.3 "Leeds in 1850").

List at least 4 changes that have taken place in the city over the 100-year period.