PALMER CORNELL RURAL SCHOOL LEAFLET 215 



NATURE-STUDY OUTLINE 



How TO USE THIS SECTION 



1. Read the article on A New Outline for Nature Study, 

 handbook of Humaneness, Elementary Agriculture and Hcme- 

 making (preceding pages.) 



2. Turn to the page following these directions and open the 

 infolded page. 



3. Decide in which group of topics on these pages the sub- 

 ject you wish to be assisted in should be found. For example, 

 a squirrel would appear on the mammal study pages under the 

 group of mam^ials found in trees. 



4. See if the name of the particular creature you desire to 

 study is included in the list of topics under the group. If so, 

 you may find additional help in the num.ber of the Leaflet, refer- 

 ence to which is m.ade either after the nam.e of the example or 

 after the group nam.e. For example, 13-3 m.eans that in Vol time 

 13, No. 3 of the Cornell Rural School Leaflet you will find 

 a life-history chart and other information which will help you 

 mith your problem. 



5. To find appropriate material for any particular grade, 

 select the grade from the list on the left of the infolded sheet, 

 read through the infolded sheet and under the appropriate topic. 



6. Material of assistance in various projects may be found 

 under the following columns. These suggest nature study ma- 

 terial related to each organized junior project. (See lower sec- 

 tions particularly.) 



Foods,- 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, 29, 35, 42. 



Clothing,- 19, 26, 29, 35. 



Gardening,- 1, 2, 3, 17, 21, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34. 



Potato growing,- 1, 2, 3, 15, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34. 



Corn growing,- 1, 2, 3, 15, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34. 



Bean growing,- 1, 2, 3, 16, 22, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34. 



Calf raising,- 16, 29. 



Pig raising,- 16, 29. 



Sheep raising,- 16, 29. 



Poultry raising,- 38, 42. 



Rabbit raising,- 25. 



