ABSTRACT
First published in 1931, the original blurb reads: "A practical handbook for those who are engaged in teaching elementary biology (Nature Study) to children of 10-13 years. Part I is devoted to general methods of teaching the subject. Part II consists of subject matter suitable for lessons, together with suggestions as to practical work and classroom procedure." It was hoped that this work would help the move away from the tradition, still prevalent at the time, where observation of minute details and absence of associated physiological work left the children with little interest in the subject. This book would contribute to a type of teaching where more regard was paid to the ‘livingness’ of the organism, resulting in the deepening of the pupil’s enjoyment of the beauty of animate nature. Today it can be read in its historical context.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|65 pages
General Principles and Methods
chapter Chapter II|7 pages
Psychological Considerations which will Influence the Selection of Material and the Methods of Teaching
chapter Chapter VI|7 pages
Expression in Biological Work: The Relation of Biology to other Subjects of the Curriculum
part II|174 pages
Notes of Lessons and Special Methods