Overview of the Agricultural Revolution Lesson

In this lesson, students will examine how a series of agricultural innovations in 18th-century Britain transformed food production and set the population on a path of sustained growth. They will explore the shift from the communal open field system to enclosed private farming, the technologies of Jethro Tull and Joseph Foljambe, the four-crop rotation system of Lord Townshend, and the selective breeding methods of Robert Bakewell, gaining an understanding of how these developments together made the Industrial Revolution possible. Students will have the opportunity to achieve this through choosing their own method of learning, from reading and research options, as well as the chance to engage in extension activities. This lesson includes a self-marking quiz for students to demonstrate their learning.