136 Lessons in Nature Study. 



blowing f What do we call such a wind ? A north wind 

 comes from the north. Winds are named from the place 

 whence they come. , * 



During the Rain. 



Children, see how the rain is falling. Why are people 

 holding their umbrellas in that slanting way ? Why does 

 the rain come in such a slanting direction ? How does the 

 water get up so high in the air ?. In what form is it before 

 it falls ? Vapor, like steam from the kettle. Did you ever 

 see a cloud in the house (steam)? How did it look ? 

 When did you see it ? Why does the water change into 

 steam in the kettle ? Why does water change to vapor out- 

 doors ? Do I have to heat water to make it change to 

 steam ? Let us put some water here in this dish and leave 

 it until to-morrow. What is the rain doing to the ground ? 

 Where does the water go after it falls on the ground ? 

 What becomes of that which soaks into the earth ? Will 

 we ever see it again ? When ? What becomes of the water 

 that runs off on the ground ? Why does it run toward the 

 gutter, Mary ? Dwell upon slopes. When it gets to the 

 gutter, why does it not stop running, Charlie ? Where, then, 

 does it go, Emma? Why does it flow that way? Push 

 these questions until no one knows where the water goes, 

 and then appoint some pupil to find out. Thus, for exam- 

 ple, you may find that the water runs in little rills to the 

 gutter because the land slopes that way ; thence to another 

 ditch, thence to a river or pond. Do not trace it more than 

 a mile, and with little children a half mile is enough. Lead 

 them to see that it goes on and on. Teach them that there 

 is something beyond; so will their minds, beginning with the 

 little rills, open out toward the rivers and sea. The gentle 

 slopes (plains) and steep slopes (hills) are easily taught in 

 this manner. 



After the Shower. 



Now, children, we will try to see what the rain did to the 

 ground. See where the little drops fell here under the 



