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Unit Plan
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Making the Modern World: Textiles: Domestic v Factory Production

For Students 9th - 10th
Twelve-part learning module uses text-based overviews and rich media cut-away scenes to explain the role of the textile industry in driving the Industrial Revolution forward in Britain.
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Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution in England

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A discussion of the Industrial Revolution in England and its impact. Links take you to additional information and pictures of new machines.
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Handout
Other

History World International: Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A short history of the Industrial Revolution, the reasons that it began in England, some of the significant inventions that had a major impact, changes in transportation, the rise of labor unions, its spread to the United States, and the...
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Website
Other

What the Industrial Revolution Did for Us

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online companion to a television production in the U.K. contains information about the achievements of the Industrial Revolution. Click the Changing Landscape link to view an interactive map showing how the landscape of Great...