The First Book of Botany: Designed to Cultivate the Observing Powers of ChildrenD. Appleton, 1872 - 202 páginas |
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... name of mental training . What is wanted is , that object- studies shall become more close and methodic , and that the observations shall be wrought into connected and organized knowledge . It is the merit of Botany that , beyond all ...
... name of mental training . What is wanted is , that object- studies shall become more close and methodic , and that the observations shall be wrought into connected and organized knowledge . It is the merit of Botany that , beyond all ...
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... names to the parts ; to indicate the relations of the parts to one another ; and to find out the relation of one plant to another by the knowledge thus obtained . Q. They were children , you say , generally from eight to twelve ? A. Yes ...
... names to the parts ; to indicate the relations of the parts to one another ; and to find out the relation of one plant to another by the knowledge thus obtained . Q. They were children , you say , generally from eight to twelve ? A. Yes ...
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... names -noting the variations of these parts and the names of their variations . The schedules guide him forward in the right direction , and hold him steadily to the essential work of ex- ercising his faculties upon the living objects ...
... names -noting the variations of these parts and the names of their variations . The schedules guide him forward in the right direction , and hold him steadily to the essential work of ex- ercising his faculties upon the living objects ...
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... names , so as to be able to describe them . The beginner , of course , must start with the simplest char- acters . Turning to the first exercises , for example , he finds the parts of leaves represented by pictures accompanied by the names ...
... names , so as to be able to describe them . The beginner , of course , must start with the simplest char- acters . Turning to the first exercises , for example , he finds the parts of leaves represented by pictures accompanied by the names ...
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... names -noting the variations of these parts and the names of their variations . The schedules guide him forward in the right direction , and hold him steadily to the essential work of ex- ercising his faculties upon the living objects ...
... names -noting the variations of these parts and the names of their variations . The schedules guide him forward in the right direction , and hold him steadily to the essential work of ex- ercising his faculties upon the living objects ...
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