SCHIVEL y] NA T U re-stud Y CO URSE IN NORMA L SCHOOL 349 



FIFTH YEAR 



September, October, November 



Plant Life' 



Review of parts of a flower. Recognition of wild and cultivated 

 flowers. 



Fruits: dry and pulpy, their names, means of distribution. 



Children will make their own collections, bring them to school, 

 and study them. 



Bulb planting in garden plot. 



Bulb planting by individuals at home; learning how to force 

 bulbs. 



Leaves of tree: recognition. Review of these from lower 

 grades: Carolina poplar, chestnut, horsechestnut, oak, silver 

 maple, tulip, beech. 



Leaf coloration and leaf fall. Notice buds; fallen leaves; 

 autumn bonfires; value of ashes. 



Animal Life 

 Insect enemies of the trees: tussock moth and caterpillar, 

 basket worm, web worm. Select any one which is convenient. 

 Remedies for these insects. 



Earth Study 



Evaporation, condensation, individual experiments at home and 

 experiments in school. 



Study of smoke ; of steam ; comparison. Study of clouds ; four 

 principal forms. Relation between clouds and weather. 



Study of the wind and its direction; board record kept in the 

 winter and again in the late spring. 



Study of the rain; how rainfall is estimated; use of a simple 

 rain-gauge. 



December, January, February 

 Plant Life 

 Review of evergreen trees taught in fourth year ; add cedar and 

 arbor- vitae. 



Use of these trees. Deciduous and evergreen trees contrasted. 

 Use terms "hardwood" and "coniferous" trees. 

 Mistletoe. 



