ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTERS IX AND X. 



The Order and Method of Studying Material. Application of 



Principles. PAGB 



I. ORDER OF STUDY 192 



A. How determined. 



1. By aim. 



2. By necessity of basing work on sense perception. 



B. Order followed. 



1. Name. 



2. Relations to natural environment. 



3. Habits and function (and life history?). 



4. Adaptation to environment and to function, or 



structure (and life history ?). 



5. Comparison and classification, or association and 



generalization. 



6. Application. 



II. STUDY OF NAME 193 



III. STUDY OF RELATIONS TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT .... 194 



A. Importance from standpoint of unity. 



B. Field lessons. 



1. Purpose and value. 



2. Conduct : determined by aim and conditions. 



a. Lack of restraint among children. 

 6. Help from literature. 



c. Studying what cannot be studied indoors. 



d. Order. 



e. Importance of definite aim, plan, and report. 



IV. STUDY OF LIFE, HABITS, AND FUNCTION 202 



A. Relation to previous step in study of animals, plants, 



minerals, physics. 



B. Relation to study of life history. 



C. Importance and educational value. 



1. Interests and appeals to children. 



2. Leads children to think. 



3. Prepares for understanding of structure. 



4. Correlates best with literature. 



5. Gives best opportunity for individuality. 



D. Suggestions for study of life, habits, and function. 



(Chapter X.) 



V. STUDY OF STRUCTURE, OR PROPERTIES, OR OF ADAPTATION 



TO ENVIRONMENT AND TO HABITS AND FUNCTION . . 208 



A. Relation to previous step and to next step. 



B. Adapting to grade of children. 



