TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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ZOOLOGY AND ITS PURPOSE . i 



Objects. To define the field of work and its relations 

 to other subjects, so that the student may relate it 

 to what he already knows; to magnify its purposes 

 and possibilities so as to secure interest, or at least 

 expectancy, on the part of the student. 

 Time. 2-4 periods. 



CHAPTER II. 



FIELD WORK 9 



Objects. To secure a hasty, synthetic view of the 

 local conditions of land and water, and of animals 

 as related to these conditions ; to cultivate initiative 

 in raising real, practical, and interesting questions 

 in the minds of the pupils for future solving; initia- 

 tive in selecting interesting forms for study; the 

 beginning of a collection of materials to illustrate 

 the animal life of the community for the use of the 

 class. 

 Time. 5-10 periods 



CHAPTER III. 



CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS GENERAL SURVEY 18 



Objects. To be used in connection with the mate- 

 rials brought in from excursions, to allow the student 

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