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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 74

3. The Sky, the Air, the Surface of the Land, and Water. — (a.) The Sky

3. The Sky, the Air, the Surface of the Land, and Water.

(a.) The Sky.

Sunrise, noon, and sunset. (Note the object over which the sun is seen to rise from month to month. Note sun's position at noon, and its varying height above horizon.)

Shadow. (Note by aid of a spike erect on a flat disc the varying length of the shadow at noon. Study the shadows of objects. Variation in sharpness and depth.)

Moon. (Note the changes. Draw the shape from week to week.)

A few of the brightest constellations. (Make diagrams on square ruled paper from a study of the sky itself. Great Bear and Pole Stat; Lyre and Vega; Cassiopeia.)

Planets. (Note any planet visible when the lesson is given, Mark its position on square ruled paper for a few weeks.)

Varying length of day and night.