Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature StudyOntario. Department of Education
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Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study
Ontario. Department of Education
Nature study; Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Ontario
Identification and study of a few spring flowers, as trillium,
bloodroot, hepatica, spring-beauty. (See pp. 90-2.)
BIRDS AND INSECTS:
Identification and study of the habits of a few common birds, as
song-sparrow, blue-bird, wren; observations of the form and habits of a
few common insects, as house-fly, dragon-fly. (See pp. 30-3 and 93-9.)
COMMON TREES:
Observations on the opening buds of the trees which were studied in the
Autumn. (See p. 65.)
FORM II
AUTUMN
BIRDS AND INSECTS:
Autumn migration of birds; identification and observations on the habits
and movements of a few common insects, including their larval forms, as
grasshopper, eastern swallow-tail butterfly. (See pp. 113-4 and 118-9.)
ANIMALS OF THE FARM, FIELD, AND WOOD:
Observations on the homes and habits of wild animals, as frog, toad,
squirrel, ground-hog; habits and structures, including adaptive
features, of domestic animals, as dog, cat, horse, cow. (See pp. 83 and
123-30.)
TREES OF THE FARM, ROADSIDE, WOOD, AND ORCHARD:
Observations on the shapes, sizes, rate of growth, and usefulness of
common orchard, shade, and forest trees, as apple, elm, horse-chestnut.
(See pp. 109-10.)
WILD FLOWERS AND WEEDS:
Identification and study of a few common weeds, noting their means of
persistence and dispersal. (See pp. 139-40.)
CARE OF POTTED AND GARDEN PLANTS:
Preparation of pots and garden beds for bulbs; selecting and storing
garden seeds; observations on the habits of climbing plants, and
application of the knowledge gained to the care required for these
plants. (See pp. 101-9 and 120.)
WINTER
BIRDS:
Identification of winter birds and study of their means of protection
and of obtaining food. (See pp. 130-2.)
ANIMALS OF THE FARM:
Comparative study of the horse and cow, of the dog and cat, and of the
duck and hen. (See pp. 123-8.)
ANIMALS OF THE PARK AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN:
Observations on the general structural features, noting the natural
adaptations of such animals as bear, lion, deer, tiger, etc. (See p.
132.)
TREES:
Winter study of trees, noting buds, branches, and foliage of spruce,
cedar, horse-chestnut, etc. (See pp. 121-3.)
SPRING
BIRDS AND INSECTS:
Observations on the structure, adaptations and development of insect
larvae kept in an aquarium, as larva of mosquito, dragon-fly,
caddice-fly; spring migration of birds. (See pp. 149-153.)
ANIMALS OF THE FIELD AND WOODS:
Observations on the forms, homes, habits, and foods of wild animals,
continued. (See pp. 114-8, 143-9.)
ORCHARD TREES:
The buds and blossoms of apple, and cherry or plum, observed through the
stages up to fruit formation. (See pp. 141-3.)
EXPERIMENTS IN THE GERMINATION OF SEEDS:
Germination of seeds and general observations on the stages of
development; testing the conditions required for seed germination;
introductory exercises in soil study as a preparation for seed planting.
(See pp. 133-8 and 112-3.)
WILD FLOWERS AND WEEDS:
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