Identifier: mapmodelingingeo00malt (find matches)
Title: Map modeling in geography : including the use of sand, clay putty, paper pulp, plaster of Paris, and other materials : also chalk modeling in its adaptation to purposes of illustration
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Maltby, Albert Elias, 1850-1924
Subjects: Block diagrams
Publisher: New York : E.L. Kellogg & Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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tural advantage over those lessfortunately located in cities. Still, there are many objects access-ible in the least varied neighborhood, and these may be made thebasis for future ideas of rivers, lakes, plains, and mountains. A childs penetration is keener, and his judgment fairer, thanmost teachers imagine. Although his knowledge is limited, hemay be led to make inquiry into much that is useful if he butcome under the instruction of the skillful teacher. I would haveevery teacher draw; if but the rudest sketches, draw. The les-son may be given thus : I saw Jennie coming through the pasture on her way toschool. What is a pasture, Johnny? A place where sheep, or horses, or cows stay. Yes, butwhy do we keep them in the pasture ? To eat the grass. Butdo the animals need anything besides grass ? ■ They want water,too. Where can they find that, James ? There is a brook inour pasture. (Hands rise.) Carrie. *^ There is a big spring inour pasture, and the water comes right out of the hill.
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*-*X^M^,^ >> -^H^-^iT,. Fig. 66a.—map of battle of Gettysburg. IVater Forms. 157 What is a spring, Carrie? A place where the water comesout of the ground. A brook flows from our spring. AndJames says there is a brook in his fathers pasture. Thats thevery same brook. How does a brook differ from a spring? A brook is waterflowing through the fields, and a spring is water coming out ofthe ground. That is good. Now, children, let us make a littlepicture of the spring and the brook. Right here at the bottomof the hilly ground, just as Carrie says, the water comes out ofthe hill. Do you see the spring? (Sketches rapidly; Fig. 67.)Here the land slopes down to . ,the spring. Henry, did you \\L ever see aand it wasmosses and spring? Yes, a big one with ferns and tall ^^ grass near it. Good. See Fig. 68. the grass and the ferns. It is near the fence. So the same water goes into Jimmys pasture. How the plants love the water! Some of them seem to run right into the brook. Yes, Johnny, * t

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