Victorian Britain

Stewart Ross

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Useful, versatile material

This pack provides pupils with an essential grounding in Victorian Britain. This forms a springboard for open-ended, less structured work within any scheme. The text is easy to read and understand, so that pupils can work independently. It highlights and explains vocabulary and provides activities for assessment.

Promote key skills

The pack teaches pupils to use sources and to understand the concepts of change and continuity. Teacher's notes and curriculum references are provided.

Contents

The Victorians

• Who were the Victorians?
• The Upper Class
• The Middle Class
• The Working Class

Power

• Steam
• Industry and Factories
• Workers
• Towns
• Transport and Trade

Body and Mind

• Disease
• Getting Children to School

The Victorians and God

• Religion
• Unbelief

Evidence

• How do we know?

Science, Art and Leisure

• Victorian Science
• Great Builders
• Art, Design and Photography
• Writers
• Sport and Leisure

Teacher's Notes