ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 

 What is Nature Study? 



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I. INCREASING ATTENTION GIVEN TO SCIENCE AND NATURE 



STUDY 9 



A. In university and college. 



B. In secondary schools. 



C. In elementary schools. .X 

 II. DEFINITION OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE 91 v 



A. Elementary in aim, material, methods 91 



B. Science, which is 92 



1. Knowledge, defined as 



a. '" Clear and certain perception." 



6. " Familiarity gained by actual experience." 



2. Classified considered in its relations. 



C. Three kinds of elementary science work which do not 



meet these conditions 9? 



1. College science. Science, but not elementary. 



2. Reading " Nature Primers " and " Nature Readers." 



Elementary, but not science. 



3. Glancing and sipping, not studying carefully. Not 



science, but may prepare for science. 



D. A definite and graded course of work necessary ... 9(5 

 III. DEFINITION OF NATURE STUDY 96 



A. Term " nature study" better expresses spirit of work . 97 



B. Is nature study 97 



1. Personal contact with nature by each pupil. 



2. Nature out-of-doors, as well as in schoolroom. 



3. Life and action as well as form and structure. 



C. Is nature study 98 



1. Not mere reading or glancing. 



2. Studied in its relations. 



a. To the whole of which it is part. 



b. To natural environment. 



c. To past and future. 



d. To other individuals, similar and dissimilar. 



e. To causes and effects. 

 /. To man. 



g. To the Creator. 



h. To other school-work. 



D. Nature studied 101 



1. By the child. 



2. From the child's standpoint. 



3. By the teacher with the children. 



IV. REASONS FOR PLACING so MUCH EMPHASIS ON DEFINITIONS 101 



