OBSEKVATIONAL LESSON XXXII 

 A PIECE OF TURF 



PREPARATIONS FOR WORK 



A piece of rough turf six or more inches square, according to the amount of 

 vegetation represented, should be given to each of the pupils. It would be advisable 

 if each student were also furnished with a wooden tray with raised edges, so that the 

 rubbish may be kept within bounds. Sheets of white paper on which to lay the 

 various kinds of plants discovered, and small glass-topped boxes or pots to contain 

 any living animals that may be chanced upon, should be at hand. 



DIRECTIONS TO THE PUPIL 



(1) Very carefully break up the piece of turf, bit by bit, and place 

 together on sheets of paper all the examples of the various kinds of 

 plants which you discover. Make a note of the number in each pile 

 when you have finished, with the exception possibly of the grass, 

 and mention any of them that are in flower. Be sure not to over- 

 look any of the simpler forms such as mosses or moulds. 



(2) Collect as you go on any animals that you may come across. 

 Make a list of them, draw those carefully of which you do not know 

 the names, and label the sketches, when opportunity offers. 



(3) Describe any peculiarities of the plants that you may think 



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