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Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study By: Ontario. Ministry of Education |
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NATURE STUDY
AUTHORIZED BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION
TORONTO
THE RYERSON PRESS
COPYRIGHT, CANADA, 1915, BY
THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR ONTARIO
Second Printing, 1918
Third Printing, 1923
Fourth Printing, 1924 Transcriber's note: Minor typos have been corrected. Italics are
indicated by subscripts ( ) and bold words are indicated by tildes (~).
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFATORY NOTE 1 COURSE OF STUDY DETAILS 3
CHAPTER I The Aims of Nature Study; General Methods 13
Concrete Material 15
Topics and material must suit the season;
matter suited to the child; use of the commonplace;
order of development of lesson; problems in observation;
note books and records 15 The School Garden 19
Suggestions; Garden Expenses 20 The Excursion 23
Its value; difficulties; frequency;
suggestions for ungraded schools;
the teacher's excursions; a type excursion 23
Collections 29 Animal Studies 29
Domestic animals; references 29
Birds; references 30
Insects; insect collections 34
Butterfly and moth collections 37 Plant Collections 39
CHAPTER II Physical Science Phase of Nature Study 42 Instructions and General Method 42
Value of such lessons; conditions under which experiments
should be performed 42
Correlations of physical science phase 44
List of Reference Books and Bulletins on garden and plant
study, physical science, and animal study 45 Physical Science Equipment for Forms III and IV 47
Desirable apparatus 47 Chemicals 48 Apparatus 50
Grenet cells; decomposition apparatus; pneumatic trough;
spirit lamp; barometer; hygrometer; hints 50 Time Apportioned to Nature Study 53
CHAPTER III. FORM I: AUTUMN Garden Work 54
Lessons on a Garden Plant Pansy 55
Observation Exercises on the Dandelion 57
Correlation with literature and reading 59
Dwarf Nasturtium 59 Seeds 60
Field exercise; class room lesson based on the collection 60
Seed Dispersal 61
Lesson on seeds that fly; correlations 62 Twigs and Buds 62
Lesson on Twigs 62
Further study of twigs; review lesson 63
Lesson on Buds 65
Review lesson; correlations 65 Leaves 66
Field exercises; class room lesson on leaves 66 Garden Studies 68
Studies in the Pupil's individual Plot 68
Studies from the Garden as a Whole 69 Bulb Planting 69
Lesson on Bulbs and Bulb Planting 69
Planting the bulb 70
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