Agricultural Revolution
Britain 1750 – 1900
How did Britain change between the period 1750 & 1900?
There were many changes which took place in Britain between 1750 & 1900. Changes took place in the following areas:
Population;
Agriculture;
Industry;
Working conditions;
Transport (roads, canals, railways & the motorcar).
In your group, you are going to research one area. You will need to teach the rest of the class about your topic. Your group will therefore need to present your findings to the rest of the class (perhaps in the form of a presentation). This should be about 1-2 minutes in length. You also need to produce a learning task, which the rest of the class will do after your presentation. The learning task should task the class about 5 minutes to complete. You will need to help the rest of your classmates if they get stuck. Possible learning activities include:
Wordsearch;
Crossword;
Heads & tails;
Complete the sentences;
Quiz.
You will have 20 minutes to complete this task:
.
Your topic is: The Agricultural Revolution
You should aim to answer the following question in your presentation: and trying to link them with your topic.
What was wrong with farming in 1750?
What new farming methods were used?
What was enclosure? How did it improve farming?
What new crops were grown? How did it improve farming?
What changes were there to breeding? How did this improve farming?
What new machines could you buy? How did this help farming?
Opposite is a picture called “Flopsies”. Have a good look at the different Flopsies. They all represent a different mood and feeling.
After hearing about the task and finding out who you are working with, which Flopsie do you feel like?
I feel like Flopsie number: ____________________________________________________
Explain why you feel like this. Give as much detail as possible, thinking about how you feel about the task, the people you will be working with & the amount of time to complete the task etc:
How did Britain change between the period 1750 & 1900?
There were many changes which took place in Britain between 1750 & 1900. Changes took place in the following areas:
Population;
Agriculture;
Industry;
Working conditions;
Transport (roads, canals, railways & the motorcar).
In your group, you are going to research one area. You will need to teach the rest of the class about your topic. Your group will therefore need to present your findings to the rest of the class (perhaps in the form of a presentation). This should be about 1-2 minutes in length. You also need to produce a learning task, which the rest of the class will do after your presentation. The learning task should task the class about 5 minutes to complete. You will need to help the rest of your classmates if they get stuck. Possible learning activities include:
Wordsearch;
Crossword;
Heads & tails;
Complete the sentences;
Quiz.
You will have 20 minutes to complete this task:
.
Your topic is: The Agricultural Revolution
You should aim to answer the following question in your presentation: and trying to link them with your topic.
What was wrong with farming in 1750?
What new farming methods were used?
What was enclosure? How did it improve farming?
What new crops were grown? How did it improve farming?
What changes were there to breeding? How did this improve farming?
What new machines could you buy? How did this help farming?
Opposite is a picture called “Flopsies”. Have a good look at the different Flopsies. They all represent a different mood and feeling.
After hearing about the task and finding out who you are working with, which Flopsie do you feel like?
I feel like Flopsie number: ____________________________________________________
Explain why you feel like this. Give as much detail as possible, thinking about how you feel about the task, the people you will be working with & the amount of time to complete the task etc: