8o NATURE STUDY BY GRADES 



SECOND GRADE FALL WORK 

 LESSON I 



A RAIN STORM 



WHEN conditions indicate a rain storm, have the pupils 

 watch its development. Place a square pan a common 

 dripping pan will do out where the rain will fall into it. 

 A deep rain gauge is better. After the rain, show the pupils 

 how much water fell into the pan. Measure its depth. Pour 

 it into a pint, quart, or gallon measure, according to the 

 amount caught. 



Some excellent number work may be given here to aid the 

 children to understand what a rain storm means. How much 

 fell into the pan? How much would have fallen into two 

 such pans? How much would have fallen into a pan as 

 large as the desk ? Compare the areas of the pan and desk. 

 How much fell upon a space as large as the floor ? If a pint 

 of water weighs a pound, the answers may be given in pounds, 

 keeping within the capacity of the class. 



Whence comes all this water ? What brings it here ? The 

 rain comes from the sea in the form of clouds carried along 

 by the winds. Think of how much water fell upon the 

 lawn and garden, the streets and fields, and upon all the 

 valley. How many sprinkling wagons would it take to 

 bring that much water? 



Let the children go out and dig in the ground in various 

 places and find out to what depth the rain penetrated the soil. 

 See if it soaked in the same distance in all kinds of soil, and 

 why. 



Which will be the more benefited by the rain, the grass 



