Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 28 of 28
Science & the Industrial Revolution
Inventions that changed work and cities
What your child practises
Children learn how inventions such as the printing press, telescope and steam engine changed societies, and how the Industrial Revolution affected work, cities and education.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 8-KE-059, 8-KE-060, 8-VE-018, 8-VH-013 · the impact of science and technology, the Industrial Revolution and the contributions of past societies
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The telescope let people…
- see tiny cells
- hear distant sounds
- measure time
- see far-off objects in the sky
see far-off objects in the sky
Hint: Galileo used it in 1609.
Question 2
The railway made it possible to…
- slow travel
- stop trade
- carry goods and people quickly over long distances
- end cities
carry goods and people quickly over long distances
Hint: Railways linked countries, including Canada.
Question 3
Laws about working conditions were introduced because of…
- no factories
- too many holidays
- lack of machines
- protests and reformers
protests and reformers
Hint: People worked for change.
Question 4
Education changed during the Industrial Revolution because…
- children went to the Moon
- factories needed workers who could read and do arithmetic
- no one needed learning
- schools closed
factories needed workers who could read and do arithmetic
Hint: Public schooling grew.
Question 5
The magnetic compass helped explorers…
- find direction at sea
- tell time
- talk to others
- see far away
find direction at sea
Hint: It was key for long voyages.
Question 6
How did the telegraph, invented in the 1830s and 1840s, change communication?
- messages took longer
- it was a type of mail ship
- messages could travel long distances almost instantly
- it ended writing
messages could travel long distances almost instantly
Hint: Wires carried electrical signals.