Common Things And Elementary Science In The Form Of Object Lessons Classic Reprint

Common Things and Elementary Science in the Form of Object Lessons (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Common Things and Elementary Science in the Form of Object Lessons The object of the author is publishing this volume is to supply teachers with a manual of matter and method on Common Things and the Elements of Science, thus providing materials for courses of lessons on "Elementary Science" as a class subject. Three points have been kept in view in preparing the lessons; first, the production of full and accurate information; second, the arrangement of the matter in its teaching order; and third, the indication of the method by which the ideas are to be worked out. In many cases the particular experiments to be performed, the questions to be put, and the diagrams to be used are given. It has, of course, been necessary to make a selection of subjects in each section of the book, preference, therefore, has been given to those which are likely to come under a child's notice in his daily life, the study of which will help to cultivate careful observation and intelligent inquiry; habits which will tend to make the individual exact in his statements, correct in his judgments, and useful in his future avocations. The subjects chosen embrace all those mentioned in the Code. All the lessons have been worked out from original sources; those on manufactures and minerals, from notes made while visiting factories and mines. The statistics have been taken from the latest official returns. In Part III. an attempt is made to show how the elements of Science may be taught; not, as is often the case, by mere definitions and generalizations, but by means of lessons in which the children gain ideas for themselves by the exercise of their senses. Much of the matter in this section is the reproduction of lessons given by the author in the course of his official duties as assistant training master. It has been deemed unnecessary to mention the Standards to which the lessons are to be given, as that will, in a great measure, depend upon circumstances, such as the previous instruction and the mental capacity of the children. As a general rule the simpler parts of the subjects embraced in Parts I. and II. may be given to infants and children in the lower Standards of the juvenile school; while the more difficult portions and most of the lessons in Part III. may be reserved for the upper Standards. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Common things and elementary science in the form of object lessons

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