An Introduction to Nature-study

An Introduction to Nature-study

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited LONDON BOMBAY CALCUTTAMELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGOATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURE-STUDY BY ERNEST STENHOUSE, B.Sc. (Lond.) ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, LONDON; JOINT-AUTHOR WITH A. T. SIMMONS, B.SC. OF SCIENCE OF COMMON LIFE MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITEDST. MARTINS STREET, LONDON1910 First Edition 1903. Reprinted 1904 (twice), 1905, 1906, (with additions) 1908, 1910. GLASGOW: PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS BY ROBERT MACLEHOSE AND CO. LTD. [Pg v] PREFACE. One of the most encouraging of recent educational movements is the increasing importance attached, both in this country and abroad, to what is called Nature-Study. It is evident that the instruction contemplated differs as widely, on the one hand, from the traditional object-lessons on polar bears and ironclads, as it differs from formal Biology on the other. This difference is abundantly shown, not only by the circulars and syllabuses issued by our own Board of Education, but by the publications of the leading educational authorities of Europe and America. The aim of Nature-Study, as thus laid down, is not primarily the acquisition of the facts of natural history: it is rather a training in methods of open-eyed, close, and accurate observation, especially of familiar animals and plants, which shall teach the student to see what he looks at, and to think about what he sees. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61273
Author: Stenhouse, E. (Ernest)
Release Date: Jan 30, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English