1 4 Rain ; its Origin and Uses. 



(The teacher may ask the children, in turn or 

 together, to mention the different articles of 

 food which people require. If the answer should 

 be bread, then ask :) 



3. What is bread made of, and how ? What is flour ? 

 Wheat grou?id in the mill. Where is wheat obtained ? // is 

 raised on a farm. 



(If others answer potatoes, apples, milk, beef, 

 pork, etc., ask questions about each.) 



4. Animals live mostly upon grass, vegetables, 

 or grain of some kind, which grow on the farms 

 and fields. 



5. Would the grass, grain, and vegetables grow without 

 rain? Where does the rain come 'from? The clouds. 

 Where do the clouds come from ? The ocean. How ? 

 The htat of the sun causes vapor to rise from the ocean, and 

 the wind blows the vapor or clouds over the land, and wheti 

 they rise into high, cool air they fall in drops called rain. 



6. The rain waters the fields and farms, 

 fills streams, rivers, and lakes, and furnishes 

 drink for men and cattle and all creatures that 

 live on the earth. When the vapor or moisture 

 in the air freezes, it falls in the form of snow. 

 When the drops of rain freeze before they reach 

 the ground, they fall in the form of hail. 



7. What rises from the ocean ? Vapor. What causes 

 it to rise? The sun and air. What does vapor form? 



SPELL AND DEFINE Flour, wheat, farm, field, 

 liver, lake, beef, pork, apple, vapor, freeze, hail. 



