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Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study. Ontario. Department of Education
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isbn 4064066146481
Автор произведения Ontario. Department of Education
Жанр Математика
Издательство Bookwire
Birds and Insects:
Identification and study of the habits of a few common birds, as song-sparrow, blue-bird, wren; observations of the form and habits of a few common insects, as house-fly, dragon-fly. (See pp. 30–3 and 93–9.)
Common Trees:
Observations on the opening buds of the trees which were studied in the Autumn. (See p. 65.)
FORM II
AUTUMN
Birds and Insects:
Autumn migration of birds; identification and observations on the habits and movements of a few common insects, including their larval forms, as grasshopper, eastern swallow-tail butterfly. (See pp. 113–4 and 118–9.)
Animals of the Farm, Field, and Wood:
Observations on the homes and habits of wild animals, as frog, toad, squirrel, ground-hog; habits and structures, including adaptive features, of domestic animals, as dog, cat, horse, cow. (See pp. 83 and 123–30.)
Trees of the Farm, Roadside, Wood, and Orchard:
Observations on the shapes, sizes, rate of growth, and usefulness of common orchard, shade, and forest trees, as apple, elm, horse-chestnut. (See pp. 109–10.)
Wild Flowers and Weeds:
Identification and study of a few common weeds, noting their means of persistence and dispersal. (See pp. 139–40.)
Care of Potted and Garden Plants:
Preparation of pots and garden beds for bulbs; selecting and storing garden seeds; observations on the habits of climbing plants, and application of the knowledge gained to the care required for these plants. (See pp. 101–9 and 120.)
WINTER
Birds:
Identification of winter birds and study of their means of protection and of obtaining food. (See pp. 130–2.)
Animals of the Farm:
Comparative study of the horse and cow, of the dog and cat, and of the duck and hen. (See pp. 123–8.)
Animals of the Park and Zoological Garden:
Observations on the general structural features, noting the natural adaptations of such animals as bear, lion, deer, tiger, etc. (See p. 132.)
Trees:
Winter study of trees, noting buds, branches, and foliage of spruce, cedar, horse-chestnut, etc. (See pp. 121–3.)
SPRING
Birds and Insects:
Observations on the structure, adaptations and development of insect larvæ kept in an aquarium, as larva of mosquito, dragon-fly, caddice-fly; spring migration of birds. (See pp. 149–153.)
Animals of the Field and Woods:
Observations on the forms, homes, habits, and foods of wild animals, continued. (See pp. 114–8, 143–9.)
Orchard Trees:
The buds and blossoms of apple, and cherry or plum, observed through the stages up to fruit formation. (See pp. 141–3.)
Experiments in the Germination of Seeds:
Germination of seeds and general observations on the stages of development; testing the conditions required for seed germination; introductory exercises in soil study as a preparation for seed planting. (See pp. 133–8 and 112–3.)
Wild Flowers and Weeds:
Field and class-room study of marsh marigold, Jack-in-the-pulpit, violet, etc. (See pp. 139–40.)
FORM III
AUTUMN
Birds and Insects:
Observations on the habits and the ravages of common noxious insects, as cabbage-worm, grasshopper, tussock-moth, etc.; discussion of means of checking these insects. (See pp. 156–7 and 172–7.)
Farm and wild Animals of the Locality:
Field study and class-room lessons on the habits and structure, including adaptive features, of common animals, as musk-rat, fox, fish, sheep. (See pp. 99 and 183–5.)
Garden and experimental Plots:
Harvesting of garden and field crops; preparation of cuttings from geraniums, begonia, currant, etc.; identification of garden plants; seed dispersal. (See pp. 154, 179–80, and 164–8.)
Study of common Flowers, Trees, and Fruits:
Characteristics of annuals, biennials, and perennials; life histories of common plants, as sweet-pea, Indian corn, etc. (See pp. 158–64 and 168–70.)
Study of Weeds and their Eradication:
Identification of the common noxious weeds of the locality; collection, description, and identification of weed seeds; cause of the prevalence of the weeds studied, and means of checking them. (See pp. 164–8 and 170–2.)
WINTER
Farm and wild Animals of the Locality:
Habits and instincts of common domestic animals, as fowls, sheep, and hogs; the economic values of these animals. (See pp. 185–8.)
Garden Work and experimental Plots:
The characteristics of common house plants, and care of these plants. (See pp. 178–9.)
Study of common Flowers, Trees, and Fruits:
Comparative study of common evergreens, as balsam, spruce, hemlock, etc.; collection of wood specimens. (See pp. 181–3.)
Observations of natural Phenomena:
Simple experiments to show the nature of solids, liquids, and gases. (See pp. 188–9.)
Heat Phenomena:
Source of heat, changes of volume in solids, liquids, and gases, accompanying changes in temperature; heat transmission; the thermometer and its uses. (See pp. 189–200.)
SPRING
Birds and Insects:
Field and class lessons on the habits, movements, and foods of common birds, as crow, woodpecker, king-bird, phoebe, blackbird, etc. (See pp. 217–22.)
Garden Work and experimental Plots:
Care of garden plots; transplanting; testing best varieties; making of, and caring for, window boxes; propagation of plants by budding, cuttings, and layering. (See pp. 201–3 and 208–13.)
Common wild Flowers:
Field lessons on the habitat of common wild flowers; class-room study of the plant organs including floral organs; study of weeds and weed seeds continued, also the study of garden and field annuals, biennials, and perennials. (See Autumn.) (See pp. 170–2 and 212–5.)
Soil Studies and Experiments:
The components of soils, their origin, properties, and especially their water absorbing and retaining properties; the relation