This lesson investigates the life of children during the Industrial Revolution, including those working in the coal mines and cotton mills. Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire is used as an example in the video questions.

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It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source investigation and table to complete, mini plenary, a ‘day in the life’ task question, consolidation source question and a plenary.

Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion.

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