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Peter Hoban

HowStuffWorks "Search" - 2 views

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    This is a fantastic site of videos that Sophie Fenton alerted me to. If you search for Industrial Revolution you will come up with 178 videos! This would be a wonderful resource for teachers setting a research project for students looking at inventions and discoveries of the Industrial Revolution.
Peter Hoban

Lessons | The National Archives - 1 views

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    These lessons from the UK National Archives provide student questions focussing on some fantastic primary sources. Check out Empire and Industry 1750 - 1850 and Victorians 1850 - 1901 for issues relating to Making a Better World. Make sure you hit the Sho
Peter Hoban

Timelinestv Changing Lives (Iron and Industry) - 0 views

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    This is a free-to-use, video-rich history resource. "Scroll the timeline to find a story that interests you, and let your journey begin". All the videos are short and viewable full screen - great for your Smart board. This section is particularly good for
Peter Hoban

Industrial Revolution in Britain - 0 views

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    This site is provided by the University of Massachusets. While being fairly academic, it contains links to primary sources in the Resources section and an fantastic image gallery.
sophie fenton

1833 Factory Act | The National Archives - 3 views

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    a great resource for using primary source documents to examine historical questions about work and politics surrounding the factories of Industrial England - sources and lesson ideas included
sophie fenton

HowStuffWorks Videos "Industrial Revelations: Impact of the Loom" - 1 views

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    "On Discovery Channel's "Industrial Revelations," learn how Joseph Marie Jacquard's silk loom made a huge impact on the cotton industry in England."
sophie fenton

HowStuffWorks Videos "Industrial Revelations: Spinning Jenny" - 0 views

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    a great video exploring "what the spinning jenny is and how it revolutionized the cotton industry."
Peter Beckwith

BARDWELL , William H. |Ballarat panorama sheet - 1 views

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    Collection of photos showing panoramic view of Ballarat in 1872, showing the growth in only 20 years since the discovery of Gold. Only made possible by the Industrial Revolution.
Peter Hoban

Industrial revolution htav 2011 - 1 views

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    This is the PowerPoint that Marion Littlejohn used in a presentation at the HTAV in 2012. It is about the Industrial Revolution and contains some excellent images teachers may be able to use. The site also contains links to other useful presentations. As many do not contain notes, I wonder whether teachers might ask students to analyse and hypothesise what each presentation is saying.
Peter Hoban

Year 9 Industrial Revolution « Teacher Librarian Help - 1 views

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    This is a Teacher Librarian's site supporting the introduction of Australian Curriculum. It provides a number of very useful references for Year 9 Industrial Revolution
Peter Hoban

Industrial Revolution Overview - YouTube - 1 views

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    This video is produced by United Learning. From about half way it becomes very focused on the US but it is a very good and simple overview aimed at students., It contains a short True o=r False quiz at the end.
Peter Hoban

'History of Britain' clip, Victorian era; industrialization - YouTube - 0 views

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    This clip gives an insight into the terrible working conditions in Manchester leading to the novel Mary Barton and to the Chartist movement
Peter Hoban

The Industrial Revolution - 0 views

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    Spartacus Educational is a UK based organisation providing free history encyclopedias. Entries usually include narrative, illustrations and primary sources. This Revolution section is vast and a great place for students undertaking research.
Peter Hoban

Stitches - The History of Sewing Machines - 0 views

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    About.com presents information about the history of sewing machines. Did you know that the first functioning sewing machine caused a riot?
Peter Hoban

The Children Who Built Victorian Britain Part 1 - YouTube - 1 views

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    In this BBC production Professor Jane Humphries uses testimonies of children to explore the abuses and mistreatment. Covers orphans, human scarecrows, chimney sweeps and more
Peter Hoban

The Industrial Revolution Comes to Australia - YouTube - 2 views

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    This short video explores the effects of the Industrial Revolution on gold rush Australia. Filmed at Sovereign Hill.
Peter Beckwith

Sovereign Hill Education - Industrial Revolution in Australia - 1 views

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    Program being developed to help with studies of Industrial Revolution and linking this to the effect it had on Australia
Peter Beckwith

27 Dec 1851 - WHAT FARMS, FARMING, AND FARMERS OUGHT TO BE. - 1 views

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    Article on farming techniques in England and use of Steam engines to harvest crops etc
Peter Hoban

BBC - KS3 Bitesize History - The Industrial Revolution : Activity - 2 views

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    KS3 is the UK equivalent of years 7 to 9 in Aus. This site provides a good overview of the IR in England.
Peter Hoban

Imperial Federation, map of the world showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886 ... - 0 views

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    Imperial Federation map 1886 from the Boston Public Library. A wonderful source to analyse British Imperialism and what raw material the colonies supplied to fuel the Industrial Revolution. Great comparison insert from 1786
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