Content at a Glance
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Chapter 1
Living and Non-Living
Sorting real objects and pictures. Criteria for judging whether something is alive, with movement as the point of interest.
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Chapter 2
Plant and Animal
The same sorting work applied to plants and animals, with nourishment as the distinguishing feature.
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Chapter 3
Plant
Observation of real plants, the fundamental needs of plants, the parts of the plant through puzzle and nomenclature, labeling the classroom for parts of the plant, and sorting vegetables by the part eaten.
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Chapter 4
Root
Parts of the root, shapes of the root, and two demonstrations of what the root does for the plant.
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Chapter 5
Stem
Parts of the stem, the stem as a carrier of nutrients, and the stem as structural support.
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Chapter 6
Leaf
Parts of the leaf, shapes of leaves with the leaf-shape cabinet, and the venation of the leaf.
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Chapter 7
Flower
Parts of the flower, with dissection of a real flower, a puzzle, a worksheet, and nomenclature.
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Chapter 8
Fruit
Parts of the fruit, cut from a real peach, with puzzle and nomenclature.
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Chapter 9
Seed
Parts of the seed, opened from a soaked lima bean, with the tiny plant inside as the point of interest.
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Chapter 10
Compost
Returning plant material to the soil.