56 NATURE-STUDY 



sun, moon, and stars, under the name of Sky-Study. The 

 occupations of man, especially those depending more directly 

 upon natural resources, and the plants, animals, and common 

 minerals that man makes use of, should be studied. All 



FIG. 4. Brook at Work Removing a Landslide. 



this is geographical material. In this way the study of 

 geography is opened up gradually and interestingly. 



When formal geography is taken up, there is still use for 

 an accompanying course of nature-study. The complicated 

 subject of the winds, including the trades, can never be well 

 understood without some lessons in the physics of the mat- 

 ter. The study of the local weather in nature-study helps 

 the children to understand better the climatic conditions in 

 other regions. The composition of the air should be studied 



