martes, 27 de diciembre de 2011

Industrial Revolution

Here you have the notes and the activities too:


If you play this game you'll feel as if you were a proper "entrepreneur" of the Industrial Revolution. You have the chance to apply what you've recently learned!.
Aquí está el esquema que os prometí de la Revolución Industrial, además os he hecho uno sobre la visión del capitalismo, socialismo y comunismo según MARX:

Recordad, abajo hay unos vídeos sobre el pensamiento de Marx que os puede ayudar, por algo subo los vídeos
Here you have the picture that you request for doing the activity: HERE means IRELAND, there means U.S.A. Why did  Irish people go to the U.S.A.? IRELAND was part of GREAT BRITAIN  and Britsh did nothing to avoid the great famine.



In 'Muck and Brass' you will have to imagine you are running a city at the height of the Industrial Revolution, and make choices regarding the welfare of your workforce and the prosperity of your business. How ready is your conscience for the realities of Victorian Britain? Play the game to find out.


Stephenson's rocket
(pulsad"click here to view the whole engine working" y luego pulsad "on" para todo el mecanismo por dentro desde que se pone en marcha.

The Rocket was designed and built by George Stephenson with the help of his son, Robert, and Henry Booth, for the 1829 Rainhill Trials.

The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for a railway line that was being built to serve these two English cities. On the day of the Trials, some 15,000 people came along to see the race of the locomotives.

During the race, the Rocket reached speeds of 24mph during the 20 laps of the course. This was due to several new design features. It was the first locomotive to have a multi-tube boiler - with 25 copper tubes rather than a single flue or twin flue.

The blast pipe also increased the draught to the fire by concentrating exhaust steam at the base of the chimney. This meant that the boiler generated more power (steam), so the Rocket was able to go faster than its rival, and thus secure its place in history.

The Rocket can be seen at the Science Museum, in London.


Look this video and answer the questions :

Once you have seen the video, answer the following questions:
a)- What raw materials were used to power the inventions?
b)- What were the applications for the steam engine?
c)- How many people could a machine replace?
d)- What was a Union?

MODERN TIMES by Charles Chaplin

The monotonous work in the factory makes Charlie go completely insane - he suffers a nervous breakdown.
Here you can watch the movie

GERMINAL

Here you can watch the movie Germinal.
Germinal is a 1993 French epic film based on the novel by Émile Zola. The film, set in the nineteenth century, closely follows the plot of the novel, which is a realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.

Children labour:


Interesante vídeo extraído del programa REDES:

Powerpoint used in classes



PowerPoint de clase en español: inventos



                                        
Con esto os haréis una idea de un telar manual tradicional, que constaba de un entramado de hilos por el que se hacía discurrir la bovina de un lado a otro. La bovina como observáis se pasa de mano a mano por lo que la anchura de la tela queda limitada a la envergadura de cada tejedor.

 La lanzadera volante permitía que la labor de tejido, en la que intervenían dos trabajadores, fuera realizada por un solo trabajador. John Kay se vio obligado a exiliarse a Francia, porque los trabajadores de la industria textil británica querían matarle.

Heargreaves' spinning Jenny


En este otro vídeo sobre todo fijaos a partir del minuto 1.40 (video de abajo) podéis ver el mecanismo de la Spinning Jenny. La Jenny de Heargraves desarrollaba un mecanismo aprovechando el movimiento de una rueca, accionada mediante una manivela para obtener varias bovinas de hilo, multiplicando de esta forma la producción.

Era una máquina con ocho carretes en un extremo, girados por una rueda más grande que en las máquinas normales. Heargraves ahorraba así el viejo trabajo que desempeñaban anteriormente 6 u 8 trabajadores con la rueca manual. Se produce así hilo sin contacto directo con los dedos.

Heargraves, carpintero y tejedor de profesión, ideó la hiladora basándose en un accidente fortuito: la caída de una rueca provocada por su hermana Jenny.

Crompton's mule

Era un artefacto considerable,el  inventado por Edward Crompton en 1779. Era una especie de cruce entre la Jenny y la Waterframe, pero producía un hilo de más calidad. Esta máquina poseía unas dimensiones considerables, repleta de ruedas y cilindros en los que se movían centenares de husos que enrollaban las madejas de los hilos de algodón.

Watt's steam engine

 La ciudad Victoriana


Movimiento obrero en España:
El ferrocarril en España:
Vida social en el siglo XIX:

Lucha de clases:


Parte 2

http://temas2010.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/revolucion-industrial/





martes, 8 de noviembre de 2011

UNIT 1 OLD REGIME

Hi guys!


Se puede apagar el sonido si presionas sobre el icono del altavoz, esquina superior derecha.

Here, you have the notes and the Powerpoint of the unit 1 : OLD REGIME. You can download it by pressing the icon.



Here there are some usuful maps and texts. It may help you in order to clarify some concepts. You can view the presentation in full screen mode (press the four arrows on the right).


Now I´ll give a short lecture on Louis XIV, pay attention:




       

Now, I´ll leave here a collection of videos referring this unit.
 In English:

     LOUIS XIV                                    


Louis XIV and arts

                                                      Louis XIV and the wars
Español:
Luis XIV, extracto del documental de Canal Historia "Luis XIV, el rey Sol", rey que llenó a Francia de miseria y grandeza.

                         Magnífica síntesis como casi siempre desde artehistoria.com



A scene from the movie "the king is dancing ". What I find most interesting is the baroque atmosphere, and how the king symbolizes his absolute power over the nobles.









ENGLISH CIVIL WAR



The English Civil War : two - parts documentary. It is highly recommendable.

 I love the "Horrrible Histories " from BBC. It is a very original way to teach History to everyone.

 


The movie "To Kill a King" It deals with the corruption of Parliament leading to many arrests of Members of Parliament who have allegiances to the King. One is tortured. This leads to the creation of the Rump Parliament. King Charles I's conspiracies to remain as King are uncovered leading to his arrest, trial and execution at Whitehall in January 1649. Cromwell then becomes Lord Protector.



THE SEVEN YEARS WAR 1756 - 1763

BARRY LYNDON by Stanley Kubrick. 4 Oscars awards in 1975.
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love of his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without any other alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army...this must be one of the most beautiful films ever made.


  One of the most well - known scenes from Barry Lyndon is the one that appears the British Grenadier unit.
That means, a specialized soldier for the throwing of grenades and sometimes assault operations.

The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 historical epic film set in 1757 during the Seven Years War. The main theme of the film is taken from the tune "The Gael" by Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean.
It is one of the best soundtracks ever made.