Planes, computers, skyscrapers, tanks, plastics, electronics, lawn mowers, spaceships - all things that wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution is when the invention of machines and factories changed the world. The majority of the world lived rural and were involved in agriculture or small scale business. Everything changed including world population, where people lived, what people could afford, and what people did. There is nothing that has shaped the world in the last 200 years more than the industrial revolution.
The students started off by watching some of the London 2012 Olympic games opening ceremony. Britain is where the industrial revolution started and as part of the ceremony did a big show about it. They have watched other videos, read articles, and are preparing to write an article about the industrial revolution. The students have looked into one of the early inventions which bought major change. You can look out for these presentations on their own blogs.
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