Did working for ‘King Coal’ enable you to live like a prince?

This lesson sequence for Year 8 or 9 students was written by Anne Hooper from Sandhurst School in Berkshire.

Overall enquiry question

Did working for ‘King Coal’ enable you to live like a prince?

Learning objectives

  • investigate the reasons for migration from rural areas to urban during the late 19th century through contemporary sources
  • form and test hypothesis using a variety of source material
  • investigate the living standards in South Wales mining valleys around 1904 using the Board of Trade survey dataset

Resources

Download the teacher’s notes, contextual essay and lesson plans (ZIP, 7.69Mb)