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the very natural gratification of locating, roughly, 

 the animals he has collected; to give a slight syn- 

 thetic view of the animal kingdom ; to make clear to 

 his mind the necessity of careful observation and 

 discrimination in classifying. 

 Time. 2-4 periods 



CHAPTER IV. 



LABORATORY WORK FORMS OF MATTER 25 



Objects. To encourage the student to follow his 

 own observations through to legitimate conclu- 

 sions and to teach him the principal steps necessary 

 to do this soundly ; to direct his attention to his own 

 mental processes and powers in passing from obser- 

 vation to generalization; to suggest to him the 

 special value of each of these in getting truth; to 

 give him concrete and first-hand knowledge of the 

 meaning of (i) amorphous inorganic matter, (2) 

 crystalline inorganic matter, (3) organized matter 

 that is not alive, and (4) organic matter that is 

 living. 

 Time. 10-15 periods. 



CHAPTER V. 



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Objects. To assist the student to organize and 

 formulate the results gained from Chapter IV; to 

 give some drill in the appreciation of abstract state- 

 ments; to introduce the student at least to the ele- 

 mentary conception of protoplasm as the basis of all 

 life phenomena. 

 Time. 1-2 periods. 



