NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



123 



APPLICATION 



Mention a plant that climbs by its 

 tendrils. 



Mention a plant that climbs by its 

 roots. 



Mention a plant that climbs by its 

 thorns. 



Difference between a climbing and a 

 twining stein. 



What plant has a prostrate or creeping 

 stem ? Tell about it. 



What use do we make of underground 

 stems ? 



STEM OF SWEET PEA 



NEEDS OF PLANTS 



CLASS 40 pupils. 

 AGKS 9 to 11. 

 TIME 30 minutes. 



f to cultivate power of observation. 

 AIM < to cultivate interest in nature. 



[to teach needs of plants. 



OBSERVATION 



I. Place two beans, two peas, two 

 almond seeds, which you intend to germi- 

 nate, in pots, the soil being alike in all the 

 pots. Put one lot one inch underground in 

 darkness. Put other lot above ground, in 

 bright light. At intervals of a day or two, 

 note growth. It will be found that seeds 

 buried in darkness have germinated while 

 those exposed have merely swollen. Let 



INFERENCE 

 f Moisture. 



I. GERMINA- , containing oxygen, 



TING PLANTS J 



NEED 



I Darkness. 

 [Warmth. 



