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Timeline: Jane Goodall

This timeline shows important events in the life of Jane Goodall, who is remembered for her long study of wild chimpanzees. Read it from top to bottom to follow the events in order.

Jane Goodall: timeline
YearEvent
1934Goodall is born in London, England
1960Arrived at Gombe in Tanzania to study chimpanzees
1960Saw a chimpanzee use a twig as a tool to catch termites
1977Founded the Jane Goodall Institute to protect chimpanzees
1991Started Roots & Shoots, a program for young people to help animals and the environment
2025Goodall dies

Questions

  1. Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 1991?
  2. Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Arrived at Gombe in Tanzania to study chimpanzees."
  3. Read a timeline On the timeline, what happened next after "Arrived at Gombe in Tanzania to study chimpanzees"?
  4. Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Jane Goodall born?
  5. Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?
  6. Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?

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