The second school year; a course of study with detailed selection of lesson material, arranged by months, and correlated . a Let each child pare an apple, quarter, core,and weigh. String and hang in a warm,sunny place to dry. After a few daystake down and weigh again. Keep rec-ord of the weight, seeing each time howmuch has been lost in process. Workout problems so that children can tellhow much has been lost. b Tell how fruit is dried on a large scalefor family use. How drying has cometo be a great industry. c Canning fruit: Peaches, pears, done. How fruit is kept fromspoiling. d Pr
The second school year; a course of study with detailed selection of lesson material, arranged by months, and correlated . a Let each child pare an apple, quarter, core,and weigh. String and hang in a warm,sunny place to dry. After a few daystake down and weigh again. Keep rec-ord of the weight, seeing each time howmuch has been lost in process. Workout problems so that children can tellhow much has been lost. b Tell how fruit is dried on a large scalefor family use. How drying has cometo be a great industry. c Canning fruit: Peaches, pears, done. How fruit is kept fromspoiling. d Preserves, jellies, butters, or jams. e Pickling of fruits and vegetables. Howmaterials are kept fresh and good. 2 Grains. a Recall wheat and flour. b Oats. Grain as food for man and animals:Rolled oats, oatmeal wafers, etc.; straw. c Corn. Have in room a stalk of corn withroots, ripe ear and leaves; also sweetcorn, field corn, popcorn, Indian orcorn meal, hominy and cornstarch. 1 Habitat. Where does corn grow ? What kind of soil is needed ? Whenis it planted? When ripe? 2 Appearance. Height, twelve to eight- een I NOVEMBER—NATURE STUDY 83 Roots. Many; tough, short and cord-like. Use: To carry nourishment toplant. Rootlets. Just above the ground; act asbraces to hold stalk erect. Stem or stalk. Jointed at intervals offrom six to twelve inches. Erect. Pithinside closes at the joints. Cut stalkcrosswise; observe outside covering;also inside. Leaves. Shape long, narrow, sharp-pointed. Notice smooth, even surfaceof new leaves. Old leaves rough andcurved. Arrangement: Alternate fromeach joint. Size: From one to twofeet long and from one to three incheswide. Notice how they are attachedto the stem. Notice also the parallelveins. Flowers. Position. The tassel. Thesilk. Fruit. Number: From three or five toeight ears. Covering: Leaves or husksto protect corn. Grain arranged inrows. Count rows. Count grains in. a row. Notice silk from each how ear changes in position
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