Child Labour and the Industrial Revolution

The Factory System The most important ‘invention’ of the Industrial Revolution was the factory system - a new method of producing goods on a large scale using many workers and specialized machinery. Instead of skilled workers, many workers performed tasks that were repetitive and required little skill.

The Factory System Using the section on page 28-29 – write a letter from a union official to a factory owner, describing the conditions that employees are working in suggest ways in which conditions could be improved for workers What the workers might do if their demands are not met. ALTERNATIVE 1: If you are an artist, create a poster to illustrate the poor working conditions, encouraging factory owners to change conditions. ALTERNATIVE 2: Create a bullet point summary of conditions in the factory.

To-Do Complete REVIEW 1.4 – Page 29.

N.O.P -Examine the source by William Jevons (Source 1.14), Page 24. Nature – What type of source is it? What can this tell you? Origin – Who produced the source and when was it produced? Purpose – Why was this source produced?

‘Twitterature’ At the end of your work - summarise what you have learned this lesson OR what you would like to learn in 140 characters or less.

Diary entry Write a journal entry (1-paragraph) as if you were a child working in a factory during the industrial revolution. Must include: Brief description of your day. What conditions do you worked under e.g. are they harsh? How does the factory owner treat you and others workers? Have there been any recent accidents? Remember you are a child in 1700’s-1900’s there is no modern technology!

Selling the Revolution: To-Do: Create a brochure which will sell one of the following inventions to factory-owners in the UK. The Spinning Jenny, a machine invented by James Hargreaves in 1765. The water frame, invented by Richard Arkwright in 1768. Crompton’s mule, invented in 1779 by Samuel Crompton. The Steam Engine, invented by Thomas Savery (around 1698) and Thomas Newcomen (around 1710).

What about the Children? Produce a leaflet that either supports child labour in the 19th Century or one that is against it and wants it to be banned.

Who was the greatest Industrial Inventor? In groups you will be presented with an individual who was a key innovator of the industrial revolution. You will now work on a presentation to argue why YOUR individual was the most important! E.g. This could be a speech, a poster, both etc. Be as persuasive as you can be!

Key Inventions and Innovations Complete Review 1.5 – Page 31.

Questions – to be answered in full sentences using information from pages 32-33. What advantages did steam power have? What effects did steam power have on factories? Some historians call James Watt ‘the father of the industrial revolution’. What do you think they mean?

Need for Speed Examine Source 1.26 – Page 33. In this source, what might suggest that the launching of the SS Great Britain was a major historical event? Bear in mind it went a whopping 20km/h!

To-Do Complete Review 1.7 – Page 34.

See-Think-Wonder

The World’s First Motorcycle The Reitwagen (riding car), the world's first internal combustion motorcycle (1885). Designed in Germany by Gottlieb Daimler.

‘Twitterature’ At the end of your work - summarise what you have learned this lesson OR what you would like to learn in 140 characters or less.