Year 5 Industrial Revolution End of Unit

When was the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom?

• 2010-2020

• 1764-1890

• 1543-1640

• 1546-1059 BC

Urbanisation is where people move from ​ (a)   areas to​ (b)  

• cities.
• countryside

Order these events chronologically:

• The steam engine was invented by James Watt.

• The Spinning Jenny was invented making spinning thread quicker and leading to mass production of materials.

• The Education Act was passed, making school compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 10.

• The first passenger railway was built transforming travel in the UK.

• The Factory Act was passed, making two hours of education compulsory for children working in factories.

Match the following key terms to their meanings:

• Employment of children in factories

• Child Labor

• Social class between the upper and lower classes

• Workhouse

• Period of major industrialization

• Victorian Era

• Time period during Queen Victoria's reign

• Industrial Revolution

• Place where the poor were sent to work

• Middle Class

Organise these into characteristics of rich and poor children during the Industrial Revolution.

Groups:

(a) Rich Children

,

(b) Poor Children

• Were taught by tutors and governesses to teach them if they didn't attend boarding school.

• Went on luxury vacations to exotic destinations.

• Had nannies to look after them.

• Had personal chefs to cook gourmet meals.

• Attended prestigious private schools.

• Could not afford to go on vacations or trips outside of their city.

• Had to work long hours to help support their family financially.

• Did not have access to healthcare when they were sick.

• Able to buy new cars.

• Had to rely on free school meals for nutrition.

• Received expensive designer clothing as gifts.

• Shared a small, cramped apartment with multiple family members.

• Lived in mansions with multiple bedrooms and bathrooms.

• Often went to bed hungry due to lack of food at home.

• Wore hand-me-down clothing from older siblings or relatives.

• Attended overcrowded public schools with limited resources.

Match the following inventions to their inventors:

• Steam Engine- James Watt (1764)

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• Photographs- Louis Daguerre (1838)

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• Wireless Radio- Guglielmo Marconi (1895)

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• Spinning Jenny - James Hargreaves (1764)

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• Typewriter- Christopher L-Sholes (1867)

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Identify some of the key changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution below:

• People began farming land.

• More people moved to cities in search of jobs.

• Product began to be mass produced in factories and workhouses so became more readily available.

• Steam engines made machinery efficient and developed a range of new travel options including steam railways and boats.

• Farmers would farm by hand and use horses, producing goods for their local villages and towns.

Explain what might have caused people to need to work in a Workhouse.

Explain the conditions in a Workhouse.