5 - Industrial Revolution
This unit focuses on the importance of change by exploring how the industrial revolution sparked a revolution in how things were made and how people lived. The contributions of the 'Cotton King' Richard Arkwright will be used as the primary case study.
Key Concept
Change - How do new developments in industry create change?
Related Concepts
Innovation and revolution - What new ideas and innovation do revolutions bring?
Causality (cause and consequence) - What causes revolutions in different areas? What are the consequences of the change?
Global Context
Identities and Relations - How and why do people and areas change when the industries evolve?
Statement of Inquiry
Revolutions can take place in societies where individuals experience rapid change in their perspectives of their place in society.
Inquiry Questions
Factual Questions: Remembering facts and topics
What is a revolution?
What impact did the change in industry have on the environment?
What happened in the industrial revolution in the UK?
Conceptual Questions: Analysing big ideas
How did the change in the production of goods cause such a dramatic shift in society and the physical environment?
Debatable Questions: Evaluating perspectives and developing theories
How revolutionary are revolutions?
