APPENDIX 187 



Mosquito. Care of eggs; larvae and pupse, general appearance in each 

 stage; movements of larvae, how accomplished; feeding, molting, 

 movements of pupae, breathing, change to adult mosquito. 



Elective. 

 Select any two subjects from Elective list No. 2. (see postea). 

 Select one subject from an outside source. 



Fifth Grade. 

 Phescribed. 

 Growth of pistil to the fruit in dandelion, burr clover, g^eranium, poppy, 

 sweet pea. At least any other five may be substituted for these 

 at the convenience of the teacher. 

 The Magnet. Properties and uses. 



Marine Life. Crabs and shrimps (or lobsters). Observation of motions, 

 by what parts and how accomplished. Study of appendages, 

 attachment to body; the joints, their forms and uses. Study of 

 body, its divisions and segments which compose it. Comparison 

 of the two. Comparison with some insect already studied. 

 Fruits. Use of edible parts. 



Change in fruit by cultivation and selection. 



Structure of the fruit, its parts, their arrangement in reference to 



each other. 

 How green fruit becomes ripe. 

 Digestion of starch in the human body. 

 Use of sugar in plant life; in animal life. 

 Elowehisg Plants. Work of the flower. 



Parts of the flowers seen in as many forms as possible. 



Place of minute beginnings of seeds in ovary ; extension of the ovary 



into style and stigma; stamens with pollen; corolla; calyx. 

 Provision for fertilization as seen in lupine, locust tree, peas, beans, 



clovers, or any plant of the Leguminosae. 

 Use of corolla, calyx, honey, perfume, color, etc., to the plant. 

 Provision for fertilization as seen in petunia, morning glory, and the 

 like. 

 Spiders. Collection and care of living spiders in jars and schoolrooms. 

 Pood. 



