OUTLINE COURSE OF ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FOR THE GRADES

Grades	LIFE		STRUCTURE				Grades
Grades	ZOOLOGY	BOTANY	MINERALOGY	GEOLOGY	PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY	ASTRONOMY, METEOROLOGY	Grades
I. II. III.	Observe— 1. Birds; migration, nesting, feeding. 2. Insects; butterflies, moths, earth-worms. 3. Uses of birds andinsects.	Observe— 1. Flowers; color, form, parts. 2. Fruits; color, form, etc. 3. Leaves; shape, color, veining. 4. Stems; form, position, bark, structure. 5. Conditions of growth, habits,etc.	Observe 1. Pebbles and rocks; color, shape, hardness. 2. Kinds of rock; quartzose, calcites. 3. Uses; for soil making andbuilding.	Rain; its effects— 1. On the surface; slopes, ponds, in valleys,streams. 2. Below the surface; springs, caverns, etc. RiverBasins— 1. Boundary, uses, etc. 2. Alluvial deposits.	Observe qualities; elastic, porous, etc. 1. Forms of water; theiruses. 2. Atmosphere; weight, composition.3. Magnetism; electricity. 4. Solutions. 5. Gases; hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbonic acid gas.	Observe— 1. Sun, moon, constellations. 2. Wind, clouds, rain, snow, frost, dew. 3. Their causes. 4. Effects.	I. II. III.
IV.	By observing the form and structure, determine some 1. Orders ofmammals. 2. Orders of birds. 3. Orders of insects. 4. Orders of reptiles. Uses of animals.	Observe characteristics of— 1. Exogens and Endogens. 2. Kinds of trees, fruits, vegetables, grasses and grains. 3. Effects ofcultivation.	1. Sandstone 2. Argillaceousrocks. 3. Formation of rocks. a. Sedimentary; sandstone, limestone, etc. b.Igneous; granite, etc.	1. Ocean; effects of waves, tides, currents. 2. Glaciers; moraines: formation, effects. 3. Volcanoes; geysers;earthquakes. 4. Gradual elevation and depression of the earth’s crust.	1. Heat; sources: sun, fuel, friction. 2.Transmission; conduction, radiation, convection. 3. Uses: warming, cooking, smelting. 4. Physical and chemical changes observed. 5. Carbon; forms; uses.	Climate; causes: 1. Winds, direction of sun’s rays. 2. Surface; mountains, vegetation. 3. Bodies of water; rivers, oceancurrents. Twilight; duration.	IV.
V.	Characteristics, habits and uses of— 1. Fishes. 2. Oysters, crabs, starfishes. 3. Coral animals.	Observe characteristics— 1. Plants of the rose, pine, pulse,violet, pink, mustard, composite, lily, grass and fern families.	Formation and uses— 1. Coal. 2. Mineral oils. 3. Natural gas. 4.Iron; ores.	Continent building— 1. Mountains, plains, coast lines. 2. Agencies; a. Vegetable; peat-bogs, swamps. b. Animal; coral formation, shelldeposits. c. Chemical springs, geysers, caverns, deposits in lakes and seas.	1. Light— a. Sources; uses. b. Transmission,reflection, refraction. c. Lenses, glasses. 2. Fermentation of fruit juices; yeast.	1. Prevailing winds. 2. U. S. weathermaps. 3. Climate of the United States.	V.
VI.	Characteristics of Animals of the— 1. Temperate climate. 2. Tropical climate. 3. Polar climate. Uses made of them.	Peculiarities, habits, uses— 1. Palm, banana, pineapple and orchidfamilies. 2. Mosses; lichens.	1. Minerals and mines of the United States. 2. Gold and silver. 3. Copper.	1. Appalachian and Rocky mountains. 2.River basins and great lakes of the United States.	1. Magnetism; uses: compass, electro-magnets. 2. Electricity; sources and uses. 3. The levers; scales. 4. Equilibrium of bodies. 5. Chlorine.	North and South America— 1. Winds; trades, polar,variable. 2. Wind zones. 3. Weather maps.	VI.
VII.	Animals of the different zones of the Old World compared with those of the United States. Distribution and migration; cause; limits.	1. Zones of vegetation. 2. Limits ofmigration. 3. Vegetable products of commerce.	Mines and minerals of other countries.	Continent structure— 1. South America. 2. Eurasia. 3. Australia. 4.Africa.	Pendulum; inertia, motion. Forces: gravitation, cohesion, chemicalattraction. Capillary attraction; osmose pressure and flow of liquids. Testing air and water forimpurities.	Trades and Monsoons. 1. Deserts; Sahara, Arabia, etc. 2. Heavy rains of India.	VII.
VIII.	Relation of animal life to vegetation and civilization. Checks on animallife.	1. Culture of fruits, vegetables, fibers, grains. 2. Commercial value; benefits to man.	Minerals. 1. Constituents. 2.Commercial value and uses in the arts, etc.	The earth; form, crust— 1. Rock strata; fossils. 2. Geological ages.	Sound; propagation, reflection, vibration, music. Examination ofsoils.	The Solar system. The moon. Thesun; fixed stars. The tides; ocean currents.	VIII.

Grades	LIFE		STRUCTURE
Grades	ZOOLOGY	BOTANY	MINERALOGY	GEOLOGY	PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY	ASTRONOMY, METEOROLOGY
I. II. III.	Observe— 1. Birds; migration, nesting, feeding. 2. Insects; butterflies, moths, earth-worms. 3. Uses of birds andinsects.	Observe— 1. Flowers; color, form, parts. 2. Fruits; color, form, etc. 3. Leaves; shape, color, veining. 4. Stems; form, position, bark, structure. 5. Conditions of growth, habits,etc.	Observe 1. Pebbles and rocks; color, shape, hardness. 2. Kinds of rock; quartzose, calcites. 3. Uses; for soil making andbuilding.	Rain; its effects— 1. On the surface; slopes, ponds, in valleys,streams. 2. Below the surface; springs, caverns, etc. RiverBasins— 1. Boundary, uses, etc. 2. Alluvial deposits.	Observe qualities; elastic, porous, etc. 1. Forms of water; theiruses. 2. Atmosphere; weight, composition.3. Magnetism; electricity. 4. Solutions. 5. Gases; hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbonic acid gas.	Observe— 1. Sun, moon, constellations. 2. Wind, clouds, rain, snow, frost, dew. 3. Their causes. 4. Effects.
IV.	By observing the form and structure, determine some 1. Orders ofmammals. 2. Orders of birds. 3. Orders of insects. 4. Orders of reptiles. Uses of animals.	Observe characteristics of— 1. Exogens and Endogens. 2. Kinds of trees, fruits, vegetables, grasses and grains. 3. Effects ofcultivation.	1. Sandstone 2. Argillaceousrocks. 3. Formation of rocks. a. Sedimentary; sandstone, limestone, etc. b.Igneous; granite, etc.	1. Ocean; effects of waves, tides, currents. 2. Glaciers; moraines: formation, effects. 3. Volcanoes; geysers;earthquakes. 4. Gradual elevation and depression of the earth’s crust.	1. Heat; sources: sun, fuel, friction. 2.Transmission; conduction, radiation, convection. 3. Uses: warming, cooking, smelting. 4. Physical and chemical changes observed. 5. Carbon; forms; uses.	Climate; causes: 1. Winds, direction of sun’s rays. 2. Surface; mountains, vegetation. 3. Bodies of water; rivers, oceancurrents. Twilight; duration.
V.	Characteristics, habits and uses of— 1. Fishes 2. Oysters, crabs, starfishes. 3. Coral animals.	Observe characteristics— 1. Plants of the rose, pine, pulse,violet, pink, mustard, composite, lily, grass and fern families.	Formation and uses— 1. Coal. 2. Mineral oils. 3. Natural gas. 4.Iron; ores.	Continent building— 1. Mountains, plains, coast lines. 2. Agencies; a. Vegetable; peat-bogs, swamps. b. Animal; coral formation, shelldeposits. c. Chemical springs, geysers, caverns, deposits in lakes and seas.	1. Light— a. Sources; uses. b. Transmission,reflection, refraction. c. Lenses, glasses. 2. Fermentation of fruit juices; yeast.	1. Prevailing winds. 2. U. S. weathermaps. 3. Climate of the United States.
VI.	Characteristics of Animals of the— 1. Temperate climate. 2. Tropical climate. 3. Polar climate. Uses made of them.	Peculiarities, habits, uses— 1. Palm, banana, pineapple and orchidfamilies. 2. Mosses; lichens.	1. Minerals and mines of the United States. 2. Gold and silver. 3. Copper.	1. Appalachian and Rocky mountains. 2.River basins and great lakes of the United States.	1. Magnetism; uses: compass, electro-magnets. 2. Electricity; sources and uses. 3. The levers; scales. 4. Equilibrium of bodies. 5. Chlorine.	North and South America— 1. Winds; trades, polar,variable. 2. Wind zones. 3. Weather maps.
VII.	Animals of the different zones of the Old World compared with those of the United States. Distribution and migration; cause; limits.	1. Zones of vegetation. 2. Limits ofmigration. 3. Vegetable products of commerce.	Mines and minerals of other countries.	Continent structure— 1. South America. 2. Eurasia. 3. Australia. 4.Africa.	Pendulum; inertia, motion. Forces: gravitation, cohesion, chemicalattraction. Capillary attraction; osmose pressure and flow of liquids. Testing air and water forimpurities.	Trades and Monsoons. 1. Deserts; Sahara, Arabia, etc. 2. Heavy rains of India.
VIII.	Relation of animal life to vegetation and civilization. Checks on animallife.	1. Culture of fruits, vegetables, fibers, grains. 2. Commercial value; benefits to man.	Minerals. 1. Constituents. 2.Commercial value and uses in the arts, etc.	The earth; form, crust— 1. Rock strata; fossils. 2. Geological ages.	Sound; propagation, reflection, vibration, music. Examination ofsoils.	The Solar system. The moon. Thesun; fixed stars. The tides; ocean currents.