NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



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THE SWEET PEA 



CLASS 40 pupils. 

 AGES 9 to 10. 

 TIME 30 minutes. 



AIM 



(to teach parts of flower of sweet pea. 

 to cultivate power of observation, love of nature. 



MATTER 



{Twining, dotted with lighter 

 green, smooth, round, cov- 

 ered with buds. 



METHOD AND ILLUSTRATION 



I. Provide each child with a single 

 flower. Provide teacher with a larger 

 portion, showing stem. Let children 

 discover characteristics. Speak of rapid 

 growth, shown by nodes. Show leaf 

 scars. 



SINGLE FLOWER OF PEA 

 S., standard; w., wings; k., keel. 



,, ,. J Compound, pinnate, stipu- II. Let class examine leaf. Why com- 



{ late, alternate, net-veined. pound? Compare other pinnate leaves 



wistaria, etc. Show stipules. Wha 



OF 



