Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . III. Forest trees—lumber. (Relate to Geography.),—acquaintance with some of the common forest trees. An idea of the economical value of these trees for ,—trees of the neighborhood—specimens of natural wood, —a collection of evergreen cones— for study: Special points for observation of each tree: general form—sketch —branching—bark on trunk and on young branches—leaves as to number of needles in sheath—falling of needles—color— grain—hardness of wood—fruit-seed, application.


Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . III. Forest trees—lumber. (Relate to Geography.),—acquaintance with some of the common forest trees. An idea of the economical value of these trees for ,—trees of the neighborhood—specimens of natural wood, —a collection of evergreen cones— for study: Special points for observation of each tree: general form—sketch —branching—bark on trunk and on young branches—leaves as to number of needles in sheath—falling of needles—color— grain—hardness of wood—fruit-seed, application. Lumbering—read or tell about the management of a —relative value of wood—pitch—gum—resin—Ibalsam— hemlock—bark, and use for of Spring Term. I. Garden Work,n. Seed Germination. Materials—a few pie tins with covers for germinating seeds—blot-ting-paper—small boxes—wide-mouth bottles. 172 PENNSVLVANIA stATI ^OPM^L SCHOOL. A Campus Study Outline. Recognition of common seeds—parts of a seed with uses—con-ditions necessary (experiments)—stages in Bird Flower Tree Study. Special study of the maple. Each pupil may be assigned a special tree to observe. Have children look out for new birds for observation : general appearance—leaves—blossoms—bark—sap—(lessons on maple sugar making. If possible, makesome)—seeds.\I. Inanimate Nature. Air—connect with study of wind—how we recognize it—use of —where found—source of water—how moisture gets into the air. (Experiment.)Clouds—color—movement—course and direction of movement. Tellchildren how the vapor when cooled forms mist. Illustrate bythe clouds about a teakettle or teapot. (Experiment.)Rain and dew. On some rainy day have children observe the falling of raindrops on the pane—direction they fall—why obliquely. Aftera heavy rain obse


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