Timeline: Louis Pasteur

Questions

1. Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 1862?

   Tested a heating method, later called pasteurization, to kill harmful germs Won a scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England Uncovered the rest of the first ichthyosaur skeleton to be recognized Earned a degree in agriculture from Iowa State
2. Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Showed that a vaccine could protect sheep from a disease called anthrax."

   1862 1885 1856 1881
3. Read a timeline On the timeline, what happened next after "Began studying why wine and milk spoiled"?

   Showed that a vaccine could protect sheep from a disease called anthrax Successfully treated a boy bitten by a dog with rabies Pasteur is born in Dole, France Tested a heating method, later called pasteurization, to kill harmful germs
4. Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Louis Pasteur born?

   White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Newbridge, Ireland Edinburgh, Scotland Dole, France
5. Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?

   29 63 39 24
6. Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?

   It shows where places are on a map. It shows how big things are. It shows events in the order they happened. It explains the meaning of words.

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