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6. Comparative study of typical plants continued. Note resemblances 

 and differences. At least eight plants to be considered. 



7. Making a flower calendar for April and May, September and 

 October. 



Animal Life : — 1. The value of birds. Their protection. 



2. How birds conceal and disguise their nests. 



3. Study of some birds of prey ; habits, structure, flight, sense- 

 discrimination, cunning, etc. 



4. The study of some of our winter birds. 



5. Incidental observations of birds and conversations based on them. 



6. Insect life in relation to shade trees — aphis-fly, caterpillar, and 

 leaf -gall of the maple suggested. 



7. Rearing mosquitoes and butterflies from eggs in order to obtain 

 life-histories. 



8. Recognition of the ladybird-beetle with a view to protecting it. 

 Finding the larvae on trees infested by aphides. 



9. Observation of insect life in an old log, a rotten stump, a sand 

 hill, etc. 



10. Incidental observation of insect life. 



11. A study of some of our mammals, as the deer, bear, wolf, rabbit, 

 badger, gopher, etc. 



12. A study of the common toad continued. Rearing the toad from 

 the egg, the life of the young toad, the change from water to land, the 

 life on the land. Domestication of the toad. 



Human Physiology — (This must be taken). — 1. Our food and drink. 

 Necessity of food and drink. The best kind of food. Cooking of foods. 

 When and how we should eat and drink. Iced water, tea, coffee, 

 candy, pickles, gum, tobacco and alcohol. 



2. Digestion. Chewing the food, swallowing, the stomach. Hygiene 

 pertaining to the above. 



3. Breathing. Measuring the chest when the lungs are compressed 

 and when the lungs are inflated. Number of breathing acts per minute. 

 The importance of breathing good air. 



4. The blood, (a) The pulse ; number of beats of pulse per minute, 

 when seated, when standing, when rested, when playing, (b) The 

 veins and the arteries, (c) The heart. 



5. The bones and the muscles. 



