Lesson video

Hello everyone, how are you today?

Hope you're feeling really good.

My name is Ms. Afzal and I'll be your teacher for this lesson.

I'm feeling really pleased about that.

I think we were quite an interesting topic ahead of us.

We'll be looking at Inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

That's the title of our lesson on how much you know about the Industrial Revolution.

Don't worry if you do know much or not.

We'll be getting into it today.

Our lesson comes from the unit of work, The Industrial Revolution: Did Industrialization Revolutionize People's Lives?

Let's find out.

So if you're ready with some energy, focus and enthusiasm, let's dive into our lesson.

The outcome for today's lesson is: I can explain the role of technological inventions in the Industrial Revolution.

I hope that sounds interesting to you.

We have some keywords in our lesson.

I'd like us to go through them one at a time saying them out loud.

My turn, your turn.

Industrial.

Exploited.

Mill.

Textile worker.

Canal.

Good to hear those keywords out loud.

Now, I'd like you to turn to someone and share with them.

Have you heard of any of these keywords before?

Do you know the meanings of any of these keywords?

Pause here and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing what you know about these keywords.

Let's find out what they mean.

Economic activity related to the manufacturing and production of goods can be described as industrial.

In this context, when resources are exploited, this means they've been used by people for some benefit.

A mill is a factory equipped with machinery for manufacturing.

A textile worker is someone who is involved in the manufacturing of cloths and fabrics.

A canal is an artificial waterway cut through land for the passage of boats.

So these are rocky words: industrial, exploited, mill, textile worker, and canal.

Let's look out for these words.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about these keywords that will be coming up in our lesson today.

Today's lesson is called Inventions of the Industrial Revolution and it has three learning cycles: Water and Steam Power, The Industrial Revolution and Work, The Industrial Revolution and Transport.

Let's begin by exploring Water and Steam Power.

The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the mid-18th century.

The revolution is usually dated to around the 1830s.

A key element in the Industrial Revolution was changes in the sources of energy exploited for work.

Pause here and share with someone: What do this keywords, industrial and exploited, mean?

Can you remember?

Thanks for sharing your understanding of these keywords.

Perhaps you said: Industrial means economic activity related to the manufacturing and production of goods.

In this context, exploited means when resources are used by people for some benefit.

Well done if you explained the keywords in this way.

Most common sources of energy before the Industrial Revolution were: human power or animal power.

Here's an illustration of a woman spinning cotton, human power.

Pause here and share with someone any details you notice in this illustration.

Thanks for sharing what you noticed.

During the Industrial Revolution, two new sources of energy were key: water power and steam power.

And here we can see a photo of a river.

This provides water power; and a photo of a pile of coal, this releases energy when burned, steam power.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Before the Industrial Revolution, what were the two main sources of energy exploited by people?

Choose from this selection: A, human power; B, human power and animal power; C, human power and steam power.

Pause here while you decide what the two main sources of energy were that exploited by people before the Industrial Revolution.

Well done if you selected answer B, human power and animal power.

These were the two main sources of energy exploited by people before the Industrial Revolution.

Let's have another check for understanding.

What was used to help generate steam power?

Choose from this selection: A, animals; B, coal; C, oil.

Pause here while you decide what was used to help generate steam power.

Well done if you selected answer B, coal.

This was used to help generate steam power.

During the Industrial Revolution, new inventions allowed water power and steam power to be exploited.

Britain's cotton industry was one of the key areas where these new inventions were put into use.

Here's a portrait of Richard Arkwright, who invented the water frame, to spin cotton.

And here's an illustration of James Watt's steam engine.

Pause here and share with someone any details you notice in the portrait or in this illustration.

Thanks for sharing what you noticed.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Write the missing words.

Richard Arkwright invented the.

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to spin cotton.

Pause here while you share with someone the words missing from this sentence.

Well done if you completed the sentence with the words water frame.

Let's read a sentence in full.

Richard Arkwright invented the water frame to spin cotton.

Lets have another check for understanding.

Write the missing word.

James Watt's coal-fueled.

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engine was capable of powering cotton spinning machines.

Pause here while you complete this sentence by filling in the missing word.

Well done if you completed the sentence with the word steam.

Let's read it through.

James Watt's coal-fueled steam engine was capable of powering cotton spinning machines.

And now, it's time for your first task.

I would like you to study the statements in the table.

And one, identify whether each statement is true or false.

Two, correct any false statements.

Provide additional factual detail to support your corrections.

Here are our statements: The Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18th century.

The cotton industry was one of the first to use new industrial inventions.

Steam engines were fueled by oil.

Human power was a key source of energy before the Industrial Revolution.

James Watt invented the water frame.

So pause here while you have a go at this task, identifying whether the statements are true or false, and then correcting any false statements.

I'll see you when you're finished.

It is good to be back with you.

How did you get on with that task, identifying firstly whether each statement is true or false?

Let's run through them.

The Industrial Revolution began in the mid-18th century; true.

The cotton industry was one of the first to use new industrial inventions; true.

Steam engines were fueled by oil; false.

Human power was a key source of energy before the Industrial Revolution; true.

And James Watt invented the water frame; false.

Next, you're going to correct the false statements and provide additional factual detail to support your corrections.

Your answer may have included something like this: Steam engines, like those invented by James Watt, were fueled by coal.

Richard Arkwright invented the water frame which he used to spin cotton.

Well done, everyone, for correcting these statements.

Well done for having a go at this task.

And now, we're onto our next learning cycle: The Industrial Revolution and Work.

Here's a photo of a cotton plant, so enticing and fluffy.

Water and steam-powered machines had a major impact on work in Britain.

This impact was most clear in Britain's cotton industry.

Cotton manufacturing was affected more than most other areas by the Industrial Revolution.

Here we can see an illustration of a woman spinning cotton.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of these was not a reason why greater amounts of cotton were produced in the Industrial Revolution?

Choose from this selection: A, new machines replaced all unskilled workers; B, new machines produced continuously; C, new machines were faster than people.

Pause here while you decide which of these was not a reason why greater amounts of cotton were produced in the Industrial Revolution.

Well done if you selected answer A.

Indeed, new machines replaced all unskilled workers is not a reason why greater amounts of cotton were produced in the Industrial Revolution.

Here's a photo of a cotton mill located next to a river.

Pause here and share with someone.

Why do you think it was located next to a river?

Thanks for sharing.

Perhaps you talked about the importance of being located next to a river because the water would be powering the water frames used to produce the cotton.

Let's have a check for understanding.

True or false?

The water frame had little impact on the locations where cotton manufacturing took place.

Pause here while you decide, is this statement true or false?

Well done if you selected false.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer by choosing from one of these two statements: A, Cotton manufacturing moved into mills which were located next to large towns and cities; B, Cotton manufacturing moved into mills which were located next to rivers.

Pause here while you decide which of these statements justifies your earlier answer.

Well done if you selected statement B.

Indeed, cotton manufacturing moved into mills which were located next to rivers.

This statement justifies your earlier answer.

Here's an illustration of a cotton mill and its workers.

Pause here and share with someone some of the details that you notice in this image.

Thanks for sharing what you've noticed.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Study the source.

Which inference can be made from this image?

A, cotton mills were located by rivers; B, cotton mills hired children as workers; C, cotton mills kept machines working 24 hours per day.

Pause here while you decide.

Which inference can be made from this image?

Well done if you selected answer B.

Indeed, cotton mills hired children as workers.

This inference can be made from the image.

And now, it's time for your next task.

I would like you to study each of the statements about the Industrial Revolution.

For each statement, provide a specific example which supports it.

Here are our statements: One: The Industrial Revolution made cotton manufacturing more productive.

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Two: The Industrial Revolution affected the locations where cotton manufacturing took place.

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And three: The Industrial Revolution did not improve working conditions for textile workers.

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Pause here while you study these statements.

And then, provide a specific example to support each one.

I'll see you when you're finished.

It's good to be back with you.

How did you get on with that task of providing a specific example to support each statement?

Your answer may have included something like this.

One: The Industrial Revolution made cotton manufacturing more productive.

For example, the water frame could spin 96 threads of cotton at the same time.

Two: The Industrial Revolution affected locations where cotton manufacturing took place.

For example, the use of large machines like steam engines pushed work from homes into large mills.

And three: The Industrial Revolution did not improve working conditions for textile workers.

For example, in Arkwright's Mill in Cromford, workers had to complete long 12-hour shifts.

Well done if you provided examples such as these.

Well done for having a go at this task.

And now, we're onto our final learning cycle: The Industrial Revolution and Transport.

Industrialization did not just affect work.

Major changes also took place in transportation.

The most noticeable change between 1750 and 1830 was the construction of canals.

Here's a portrait of the Duke of Bridgewater and an illustration of a factory built alongside the Bridgewater Canal.

Pause here and share with someone any details you notice in either the portrait or the illustration.

Thanks for sharing.

Let's have a check for understanding.

What did the Bridgewater Canal connect?

Choose from this selection: A, the Duke of Bridgewater's coal mines to Manchester; B, the Duke of Bridgewater's coal mines to the Port; C, the Duke of Bridgewater's factories to Manchester coal mines.

Pause here while you decide what did the Bridgewater Canal connect.

Well done if you selected answer A.

Indeed, the Duke of Bridgewater's coal mines to Manchester were connected by the Bridgewater Canal.

Let's have another check for understanding.

True or false?

The Bridgewater Canal helped cotton mills in Manchester to sell more of their products.

Pause here while you decide.

Is this statement true or false?

Well done if you selected true.

And now I'd like you to justify your answer by choosing from one of these two statements: A, the cost of coal fell so Manchester businesses were able to reduce the price of their own products; B, Manchester businesses were able to transport more of their manufactured goods along the canal.

Pause here while you choose from one of these two statements to justify your earlier answer.

Well done if you chose option A.

Indeed, the cost of coal fell so Manchester businesses were able to reduce the price of their own products.

This statement justifies your earlier answer.

And now, it's time for your final task.

Explain why the construction of canals was an important part of the Industrial Revolution.

Write your answer as one paragraph.

Consider the impact of canals on industrial businesses in places like Manchester.

Pause here while you have a go at this explanation task.

I'll see you when you're finished.

It's good to be back with you.

How did you get on with explaining why the construction of canals was an important part of the Industrial Revolution?

Your answer may have included something like this: The construction of canals was an important part of the Industrial Revolution because it reduced the costs companies faced.

For example, after the construction of the Bridgewater Canal, the price of coal in Manchester halved.

This was important because by reducing fuel costs, businesses using steam engines could reduce the prices of their own products, sell more, and therefore make greater profits.

Well done if you answered in this way.

Well done for having a go at this task.

In our lesson, Inventions of the Industrial Revolution, we've covered the following: New inventions which exploited water and steam power were important during the Industrial Revolution.

Industrial machines led to increases in production, affected working practices and the location of manufacturing work.

Some skilled workers lost their jobs because of the success of new inventions.

Canals allowed businesses to be supplied more cheaply with coal and allowed them to sell more by reducing their own prices.

Well done, everyone, for joining in with this lesson.

I thought it was very interesting to explore these new inventions and the impact they had on people's lives and on production.

I really enjoyed teaching you and I hope you enjoyed this lesson too.

I'll see you to another lesson soon.

Bye for now.