traftox] OUTLINE OF NATURE-STUDY 121 



How can you tell the dandelion from other flowers? 



Why do you think Jack-in-the-pulpit is an interesting flower? 



i. The Awakening Seeds. 



1 . Schoolroom gardening. 



A. Plant seeds of dwarf nasturtium and Lima bean. 



B. Experiments with seeds and seedlings. 



What do seeds need to grow ? 



Will seeds grow better in dirt or water? In dry or moist 



dirt? 

 What effect does soaking have on seeds? 



2. School gardens. Plant nasturtium and Lima bean. 



3. Home gardens. 



A. Cleveland order envelopes of penny packets of seeds dis- 



tributed. 



B. Lessons on planting a few common seeds. Home gardens 



visited by teacher. 

 Problems — 



We will start a little garden indoors and plant the nasturtium and 



bean seeds, so we can see how they grow. 

 We will learn how to plant radish seeds, so that you can plant them 

 at home. 



IV. The Returning Birds. 



1. Bird calendar. 



2. Bird walks. 



3. Special study of robin, bluebird, and bank swallow. 



4. Meetings of Audubon bird club. 

 Problems — 



How can we tell the bluebird when we see it ? 

 Why do you like the robin? 



How are the bank swallows that nest back of our school different 

 from the robin in the way they live? 



V. New Life Among Animals. 



Study of hen and chickens. 

 Problem — 



How does a hen care for her chickens? 



VI. The Changing Season. 



1. The wind. Make a windy scene in a box. 



2. Spring rains. 



3. Weather records for a month (April). Decorate margin of pic- 



torial record with pictures of signs of spring. 



4. Changes in the brook. Make a "growing" picture of the brook, 



adding drawings of new life that appears. 



5. Lessons at beginning and end of term on changes in seasons. 

 Problems — 



Of what use is the wind? 



Why do you like a rainy day? 



How is the brook different now than it was a few weeks ago? 



What signs do you see of the coming of spring? 



