The impact of the steam engine | Physics - The Genius of Invention

Suitable for teaching 11-16s. This clip describes the social and economic effects of the steam engines developed by Newcomen and Watt at the start of the industrial revolution, and which made Britain the powerhouse of the world. Subscribe for more Physics clips from BBC Teach on Wednesdays when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bbc_teach ===================== Cassie Newland visits a Mill in Burnley, which was one of the first modern factories in World. Before this, weaving was cottage industry; but the steam engines developed by Newcomen and Watt drove the industrial revolution forward. People were no longer the providers of energy to operate their own machines, and could now work outside of their homes in more efficient mass production lines. Cheaper products were produced and by 1870 Britain was the richest, most powerful country in World. This clip is from the BBC series The Genius of Invention, examining the inventions that led to the electrical, the transport and the communication revolutions that shaped the modern world. For more clips from The Genius of Invention: http://bit.ly/TeachGenius For our Physics playlist: http://bit.ly/Teach2ndaryPhysics For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p018rxfh. ===================== Teaching Physics or History? How did the improving steam engine help to spur on the Industrial Revolution? Newcomen's steam engine had limited uses, but Watt's improvements to it made steam power viable for all industry. Can students think of other examples of inventions/inventors that improved on existing designs? This clip will be relevant for teaching Physics. This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC KS4/GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More resources for teachers from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature, Early Years