and 112–3.)
Wild Flowers and Weeds:
Field and class-room study of marsh marigold, Jack-in-the-pulpit, violet, etc. (See pp. 139–40.)
FORM III
AUTUMN
Birds and Insects:
Observations on the habits and the ravages of common noxious insects, as cabbage-worm, grasshopper, tussock-moth, etc.; discussion of means of checking these insects. (See pp. 156–7 and 172–7.)
Farm and wild Animals of the Locality:
Field study and class-room lessons on the habits and structure, including adaptive features, of common animals, as musk-rat, fox, fish, sheep. (See pp. 99 and 183–5.)
Garden and experimental Plots:
Harvesting of garden and field crops; preparation of cuttings from geraniums, begonia, currant, etc.; identification of garden plants; seed dispersal. (See pp. 154, 179–80, and 164–8.)
Study of common Flowers, Trees, and Fruits:
Characteristics of annuals, biennials, and perennials; life histories of common plants, as sweet-pea, Indian corn, etc. (See pp. 158–64 and 168–70.)
Study of Weeds and their Eradication:
Identification of the common noxious weeds of the locality; collection, description, and identification of weed seeds; cause of the prevalence of the weeds studied, and means of checking them. (See pp. 164–8 and 170–2.)
WINTER
Farm and wild Animals of the Locality:
Habits and instincts of common domestic animals, as fowls, sheep, and hogs; the economic values of these animals. (See pp. 185–8.)
Garden Work and experimental Plots:
The characteristics of common house plants, and care of these plants. (See pp. 178–9.)
Study of common Flowers, Trees, and Fruits:
Comparative study of common evergreens, as balsam, spruce, hemlock, etc.; collection of wood specimens. (See pp. 181–3.)
Observations of natural Phenomena:
Simple experiments to show the nature of solids, liquids, and gases. (See pp. 188–9.)
Heat Phenomena:
Source of heat, changes of volume in solids, liquids, and gases, accompanying changes in temperature; heat transmission; the thermometer and its uses. (See pp. 189–200.)
SPRING
Birds and Insects:
Field and class lessons on the habits, movements, and foods of common birds, as crow, woodpecker, king-bird, phoebe, blackbird, etc. (See pp. 217–22.)
Garden Work and experimental Plots:
Care of garden plots; transplanting; testing best varieties; making of, and caring for, window boxes; propagation of plants by budding, cuttings, and layering. (See pp. 201–3 and 208–13.)
Common wild Flowers:
Field lessons on the habitat of common wild flowers; class-room study of the plant organs including floral organs; study of weeds and weed seeds continued, also the study of garden and field annuals, biennials, and perennials. (See Autumn.) (See pp. 170–2 and 212–5.)
Soil Studies and Experiments:
The components of soils, their origin, properties, and especially their water absorbing and retaining properties; the relation of soils to plant growth; experiments demonstrating the benefits of mulching and of drainage. (See pp. 203–6.)
FORM IV
AUTUMN
Injurious and beneficial Insects and Birds:
Identification of common insects and observations on their habits; means of combating such insects, as codling moth, etc.; bird identification, and study of typical members of some common families, as woodpeckers, flycatchers; spiders. (See pp. 217–22 and 240–5.)
Ornamental and experimental Garden Plots:
Observations and conclusions based upon experimental plots; common shrubs, vines, and trees, and how to grow them. (See pp. 225–30 and 279.)
Functions of Plant Organs:
Simple experiments illustrating roots as organs of absorption, stems as organs of transmission, and leaves as organs of respiration, transpiration, and food building. (See pp. 273–8.)
Economic Study of Plants:
Comparative study of varieties of winter apples, of fall apples, or of other fruits of the locality; visits to orchards; weed studies continued. (See Form III.) (See pp. 229–30 and 239–40.)
Relation of Soil and Soil Tillage to Farm Crops:
Soil-forming agents, as running water, ice, frost, heat, wind, plants, and animals, and inferences as to methods of tillage. (See pp. 268–70.)
WINTER
Air and Liquid Pressure:
Simple illustrations of the buoyancy of liquids and of air; simple tests to demonstrate that air fills space and exerts pressure; the application of air pressure in the barometer, the common pump, the bicycle tire, etc. (See pp. 248–52.)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide:
Generate each of these gases and test for properties, as colour, odour, combustion, action with lime-water; the place occupied by these gases in nature. (See pp. 252–5.)
Practical Application of Heat, Steam, and Electricity:
Making a simple voltaic cell, an electro-magnet, and a simple electroscope. Test the current by means of the two latter and also with an electric bell. Explain the application of the above in the electric telegraph and motor. Simple demonstration of pressure of steam; history and uses of the steam-engine. (See pp. 259–60.)
SPRING
Injurious and beneficial Insects and Birds:
Identification
