140 NATURE-STUDY REVIEW [11:3— Mar., 1915 



Winter 



I, Plants and Animals in Winter. 



1 . Winter decorations — flower of lily of the valley or crocus. 

 Problem — 



Which do you think adds more to the appearance of the room a flower 

 like the lily of the valley or a foliage plant like the fern? 



2. Tree studies. 



A. Bark of trees. 



B. Uses of trees and forests while standing. 



C. Uses of the wood after the tree is cut down. 

 Problems — 



How do the barks of trees differ? 



Of what use are trees while standing? 



What use s are made of the wood after the tree is cut down? 

 3. . Winter birds; such as blue jay, English sparrow, nuthatch, chicka- 

 dee, woodpecker, identification, feeding. 

 Problems — 



What is the best way of telling the winter birds apart? 



How can we help them in winter? 

 4. How animals spend the winter. 

 Problem — 



In what different ways do wild animals spend the winter? 



II. Health Studies. 



1. Drinks. 



Drinks that are harmful to children; tea, coffee, alcoholic 



drinks, patent medicines. 

 Drinks that are good for children. 



Milk; its sources, uses, methods of keeping sweet and clean, 

 products made from milk. 

 Water ; use to the body, how it becomes unfit to drink, how made 

 pure, public drinking cup and sanitary fountain; method by 

 which rain forms. 

 Problems — 

 Why are patent medicines not good for sick people to use? 

 Why should not children use tea, coffee, or alcoholic drinks? 

 What makes milk such a good drink for children? 

 What care needs to be taken to be sure that our drinking water is 

 clean? 



2. Foods. 



What children eat in other lands. 

 Comparison of food of animals with food of man. 

 Problems — 



How does the food that children in other countries eat differ from 



the food you eat? 

 How does the food of animals differ from that of man? 



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