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Grade 3 reading · Timeline

Timeline: Fiona Wood

This timeline shows important events in the life of Fiona Wood, who is remembered for developing spray-on skin to help burns heal. Read it from top to bottom to follow the events in order.

Fiona Wood: timeline
Year	Event
1958	Wood is born in Yorkshire, England
1987	Moved to Western Australia to work as a surgeon
2002	Led the team treating burns patients after the Bali bombings
2005	Was named Australian of the Year

Questions

Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 2005?
Arrived at Gombe in Tanzania to study chimpanzees Earned a degree in agriculture from Iowa State Was named Australian of the Year Opened a laboratory for inventing in Menlo Park, New Jersey
Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Moved to Western Australia to work as a surgeon."
1987 1958 2002 2005
Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Fiona Wood born?
Brightwater, New Zealand Yorkshire, England Dole, France Karnal, India
Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?
47 13 28 18
Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?
It shows how big things are. It explains the meaning of words. It shows events in the order they happened. It shows where places are on a map.

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