Edward Jenner Significant Individual Fact Sheet

What does this Edward Jenner Facts Resource contain?

This Edward Jenner facts resource contains a PDF that can be printed onto a single side of A4 paper. This sheet contains essential facts about Edward Jenner including his date of birth, date of death, a small profile, his picture and an interesting fact about him.

Containing several facts and illustrations, this sheet is great for use in a lesson about Edward Jenner or a lesson about vaccines, and can also be used as part of a classroom display about Edward Jenner or a classroom display about famous scientists.

You can use this resource as part of a comprehension activity about Edward Jenner, or part of an activity involving other facts sheets about significant individuals. You can also use this resource as a prompt for students to find out more information about Edward Jenner and create their own fact file about him.

This resource can be paired with the Edward Jenner Significant Individual Writing Frame to create a wonderful comprehension activity about Edward Jenner.

What other Edward Jenner resources are available?

You can download this Edward Jenner Significant Individual Writing Frame, which is a companion resource to this Edward Jenner facts resource. Students must memorise the information on this fact file and write it out on the writing frame. They can also colour in the pictures once they have finished the activity. This resource is great for lesson plans involving Edward Jenner and it also works in tandem with this Edward Jenner facts resource.

You can also download The Life and Achievements of Edward Jenner PowerPoint. This resource provides a great introduction to Edward Jenner for students and contains over a dozen slides packed with information about this incredible scientist. This PowerPoint not only explains more about Edward Jenner's life but it also contains information about how he created the first vaccine and how his work helped to completely eradicate smallpox altogether.

Who was Edward Jenner?

Edward Jenner was a scientist who lived between 1749 and 1823. He invented the world's first vaccine, which was created to treat smallpox, a disease which is now eradicated. He is sometimes called 'the father of immunology', and his work has helped to save countless lives. He is considered to be one of the greatest scientists who ever lived and has been listed as one of the 100 Greatest Britons. He had two children and died in 1823.