Jane Goodall

Dame Jane Morris Goodall, born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, is a primatologist and anthropologist that is known for her study of chimpanzees in the wild. She was born on April 3rd, 1934, and first set off to Tanzania in 1960. She started her study of wild chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. She would work with, protect and study chimpanzees for about another 55 years and start and work alongside many programs like the Jane Goodall Institute. Jane Goodall is still a highly honored and recognized personal of the scientific community and has received many awards and titles over the years. She was married twice and had one child alongside her work in the field. The first time she got married, she was married to Baron Hugo Van Lawick on March 28th, 1964. They had a son, Hugo Eric Louis, in 1967, only 7 years before the couple divorced. She then got remarried to Derek Bryceson in 1975. They worked together at the Gombe National Park for several years until Derek sadly died of cancer. Overall, Jane Goodall's work in and out of the field is highly recognized and much appreciated. She was awarded so many awards that she can document about 2 per year for about 26 years. Jane Goodall studied, protected and worked with chimpanzees over many years, because of this we have many things that we can now understand.

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SP6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Through my research, I was able to define why and how Jane Goodall is famous and important to the scientific world. I was able to get a better understanding of what she accomplished and discovered over her many years of research. I explained through my work why Jane Goodall is very important to science and why she deserves the recognition that she has.

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Cross-Cutting Concept: Patterns

During the first couple months of research, Jane Goodall had very little to no success. The chimpanzees were not used to her and were very scared to come by her. Eventually, Jane was able to establish a pattern of when she showed up and where. This was able to show the chimpanzees that she was no threat. This then leads to her getting more involved with them and later, welcomed into their family. She also had to establish a pattern of getting back to the chimpanzees every morning in the same spot so she knew where they would be and so they knew where to find her. This helped her spend more time with the chimpanzees instead of chasing them around the forest. She was able to use patterns to help her become close to the chimpanzees which were a huge game changer that allowed her to study chimpanzees very well.