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JANUARY. 



PLANTS. 



Dormant condition of plant life; death of all annuals; roots of bi- 

 ennials; stems or perennials. 



ANIMALS. 



Compare teeth, hoofs, and claws of rodents, carnivorous, herbiver- 

 ous, and omniverous animals; teeth crown, fangs, enamel, incisors, 

 canine, bicuspid, molars. 



MINERALS. 



Fossil animals, teeth, shells, plants, leaves, etc. Identify fossil 

 animals and plants with living things. Conditions of fossilization. 

 Change in earth conditions. Account for fossil ferns in coal. 



ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY. 



Variation of temperature before, during and after a storm; varia- 

 tion of barometer and thermometer. 



Effect of sun's position on temperature. When do shadows corres- 

 pond and differ most? 



NOTE. Relate fossil animals and plants to kind and quantity of life extant 

 in remote ages. Compare similar life of the present day. 



Pupils should be encouraged to make collections of fossil plants and animals 

 and to look for them in limestone used for building purposes. At first it is 

 sufficient to be able to distinguish them by sight. 



FEBRUARY. 



PLANTS. 



Examine trees for frozen buds and twigs; roots and blades of 

 grasses; trunks of trees for mosses. 



ANIMALS. 



Begin study of birds; environment earth, air, water. Relate struc- 

 ture to environment. Aerial birds long, slender bodies, powerful 

 wings; terrestial birds large bodies, strong .feet, small wings; 

 aquatic birds boat-shaped bodies, short legs, webbed feet, or long 

 legs, long neck, long bill; eagle, chicken, duck or crane. 



MINERALS. 



Continue study of fossil animals. Change of structure in earth's 

 crust; erosion, sedimentation, upheaval, .denudation. 

 Life history of a fossil fern. 



