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garden weeds including butterprint, pigweed, ragweed, cocklebur, 

 prickly lettuce, shepherd's purse, pepper grass, thistle, purslane; 

 while collecting insects learn any common unknown flowering 

 plants. 



Animals — Spiders collected on a field trip by class or by in- 

 dividual pupils; study spiders as to their homes, habits, kinds of 

 webs, use of webs, swimming, economic values; by use of close 

 observations (hand lens) study parts of spider and make drawings; 

 include house spiders, grass, spider, or funnel-web spider, orb 

 weaver, balloon spider, crab spider and trap door spider, running 

 spider, jumping spider; read about butterflies and moths and dis- 

 cuss their relation to other living things; discuss silk industry; 

 study such water insects as back-swimmers, water boatmen, 

 whirligig beetles, etc.; learn distinguishing characters of each; 

 crickets; plant Hce; household insects as fly, moth, ants, mosquito, 

 cock roaches ; crayfish ; salamanders ; fish ; keep up acquaintance 

 with birds, and study in detail the nesting habits of one kind. 



Physical Materials — Make chalk drawings or clay models of 

 insects studied; soil of the garden; study soil to determine its 

 composition. 



Fifth Grade 



Purposes 

 In this grade attention is focussed more upon economic aspects 

 of nature than is done in preceding grades, and special topics used 

 utilize preceding topics to that end. This point of view relates to 

 the geography and history work of this grade. 



Projects 



Determine the physical nature of the soils and of the surrounding 

 region; grow plants for the garden from cuttings and runners; 

 determine the relation of bird life to garden, orchard and farm; 

 and make bird food charts; study com or wheat historically to 

 determine its relation to industry. 



Plants — Plants for propagation — geraniimi, coleus, bryophyllum, 

 strawberry, begonia, carnation, grape, etc.; study underground 

 parts of Solomon's seal, golden rod, Jack-in-the-puplit ; try home 

 experiments with currants, gooseberries, raspberries, etc. Com as 

 a type of industrial plant — studythe plant itself ; its ear ; enemies 

 of com; uses of com; com industries; history of com. 



