1. EAL Nexus Resource Victorian child labour Key words and definitions
Subject:
History
Age group:
8 – 11, 12-14
Topic:
Victorian child labour - mining
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This resource was originally developed by C. Hurley and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.

2. a mine

3. to mine
verb

4. machinery

5. The Industrial Revolution

6. coal

7. ventilation

8. an accident

9. disease

10. a miner

11. a mine owner

12. a mine shaft

13. a pulley

14. a machine

15. A large hole underground made for removing minerals.
Mine (noun)

16. To take minerals out of the ground.
Mine (noun)

17. To dig underground to get coal and bring it back to the surface.
Mine (verb)

18. The collective parts of a machine.
machinery

19. A time in history when simple hand tools were replaced by machines.
The Industrial Revolution

20. A black or dark brown material that can be used to make fire.
Caol

21. To let fresh air into a place or a room.
ventilate

22. Something that happens unexpectedly and usually causes harm, injury or damage.
accident

23. A type of illness or sickness.
ventilate

24. A person who works in a mine
ventilate

25. Someone who owns and runs a mine. The person in charge.
ventilate

26. A type of wheel that makes the machinery in a mine move.
ventilate

27. A large hole that is dug so miners can get to the coal under the ground.
ventilate

28. A device which has separate parts that do different jobs and completes a type of work.
ventilate

29. Word Definition First language a mine
A large hole underground made for removing minerals.
to mine
To take minerals out of the earth.
machinery
The collective parts of a machine.
Industrial Revolution
A time in history when simple hand tools were replaced by machines.
coal
A black or dark brown material that can be used to make fire.
ventilation
To let fresh air into a place or a room.

30. Word Definition First language accident
Something that happens unexpectedly and usually causes harm, injury or damage.
disease
A type of illness or sickness.
miner
A person who works in a mine.
mine owner
Someone who owns and runs a mine. The person in charge.

31. Word Definition First language mine shaft
A large hole that is dug so miners can get to the coal under the ground.
pulley
A type of wheel that makes the machinery in a mine move.
machine
A device which has separate parts that do different jobs and completes a type of work.

32. Image attributions
"W. Va. coal mine 1908" by Hine, Lewis Wickes - Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons -
Unknown author, public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Machine National Maritime Museum grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
"BASF Werk Ludwigshafen 1881" by unbekannter Maler - alte Postkarte. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons -
Coal - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: I, Nostrifikator
This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Norwegian road sign, produced by the The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen). The image may be used freely.
"Miner in a gallery Potosi (pixinn.net)" by Christophe Meneboeuf - Personal work.More photos related to Bolivia and Peru on my photoblog: Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons -
"Geevor tin mine headframe" by Ahwmay - w:en: File:Geevor.jpg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons -
Mine shaft Image Copyright malcolm tebbit. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
Pulley Image Copyright Ashley Dace. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
"Flachriemen". Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons -
Gilling machine This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.
To mine: Eric A. Hegg [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons