Remembering Jane Goodall
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Biology, History
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Provided by PBS NewsHour
What it is
- This video from PBS NewsHour gives an overview of Jane Goodall's work in remembrance of her incredible life.
- Students will learn about the research Jane Goodall produced, the organizations she started, and how she changed the world.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Video clips of interviews with Jane Goodall illustrate what an inspirational, charming, and persistent woman she was, giving students someone to look up to.
- Students will love the clips of Goodall with the chimpanzees.
Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to have background knowledge on animal rights issues and environmental issues.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can create a timeline of Jane Goodall's work and accomplishments, noting the influence each had on the rest of the world.
- Highlighting Goodall's work in animal rights, teachers can connect this resource to Sustainable Development Goal 15, Life on Land.
- Teachers can use this video to introduce the challenges Goodall faced when trying to break into the male-dominated field of science.
- Teachers can also use this to introduce the concept of anthropocentrism and highlight how Goodall's work challenged this commonly held bias, showing for the first time that animals can do things and express things that were thought only to be human skills or characteristics.
From the scientist review
This video chronicles the life and work of Jane Goodall as a primatologist and conservationist. The focus of this resource is solidly grounded in the science of conservation, and perhaps its greatest strength is Goodall’s personal plea for individuals to make ethical choices in how they impact the planet. This resource is recommended for use in the classroom.
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