However, then and later, pupils may be stimulated or guided by suggestions from an inspiring teacher. Our nature bulletins No. 609 and No. It recommends several earlier bulletins valuable as reference material. Some of those concerned with color changes and the losses of foliage on trees, shrubs and vines, become more meaningful if correlated with daily observations of temperatures, occurrence of frost, hours of sunlight, rainfall and humidity. In spring, such data is equally valuable in projects investigating the activities of amphibians, the leafing and flowering of trees, the blooming of wildflowers, and the arrival of birds.
Some youngsters become interested in rocks end minerals.
The Popular Science Series and the Story of Illinois Series, published by the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, furnish ideas and reference material for many other science projects. Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.