OUTLINE OF SCIENCE FOR THE FIFTH 

 GRADE. 



THE SUN, STARS, AND PLANETS. V. 



1. Time of sunrise and sunset. 



a. How it varies 



b. At the same hour twice a year. 



2. Experiments. 



a. The definition of experiments. 



b. The value of experiments. 



3. Direction of the North. 



a. North star located by means of the Great 



Dipper. 



Experiment 1. To locate the north by 



means of the north star. 

 Experiment 2. The movement of the 

 Great Dipper. Chart. 



b. North by means of a shadow at local noon. 



Experiment 3. To locate the north by 



means of a shadow. 

 Experiment 4. To locate the south by 



means of a watch. 



c. The north side of trees has the most moss. 



4. North, south, east, and west. 



5. North-east, north-west; south-east, south-west. 



6. The Direction of sunrise and sunset. 



a. What was it today? 



Experiment 5. The direction of sunrise 

 and sunset by shadows. 



