The Story of the Industrial Revolution

Subject: History
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 7092

The Story of the Industrial Revolution workbook is also available with a double video The Story of the Industrial Revolution . This topic is a key feature of British History and yet has proved difficult to bring to life in the classroom. The double video renders it more manageable with an engaging mix of rare archive material and lively narrative provided by Tony 'Blackadder' Robinson. Role-play and reconstruction are used to demonstrate the incredible technical developments of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that helped to transform Britain and subsequently, the World. Key inventions are explained in a lively and interesting way. The video can form an introduction, an overview or be used in stages to concentrate on particular aspects of the topic. Teachers will find it an invaluable in clarifying complex technical issues, as well as providing an overall picture of the subject.