U. S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 291.
"The Evaporation of Apples."
Simple Courses in Home Economics 65
Lesson Plan
Teacher's Aim,:
To teach the value of fruit as a food :
From a nutritive stanolpoint.
To give variety to the diet.
To teach attractive, wholesome, and economical methods of
preparin'g fruits.
To emphasize correlation \\\X\\ related subjects.
PupH's Aim:
To learn how to prepare fruits.
Class Work:
Compare the apple and the potato in size, shape and general
appearance. Which is the most attractive? Why? Fruit
doesn't benefit the plant as directly as the potato from which
the new plant sprouts and draws nourishment. It is meant to
serve as a bait to the birds and ins?cts : they are attracted by
the bright colors and delicious odors to eat the fruit, and they
liberate the seed in so doing. The seed, if they fall on fertile
soil, take root and grow, and in this way, nature continues theiv
propagation.
Grate the apple just as the potato was grated — compare and
discuss results.
Put a drop of tincture of iodine ou a small piece of potato —
note results.
Repeat the above, using the apple instead of potato — compare
the results.
Boil some of the Avater drained from the apple pulp — compare
result with similar experiment made with the potato. Does the
apple contain starch?
Taste the raw apple, raw potato— compare flavors. Judging
from the taste which food does the apple contain which the
potato does not ? Sugar. Sugar is the chief food in apples, and
"with few exceptions all other fruits.
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Related Subjects
Geograjyhy :
Discuss soil and climate adapted to fruit growing, and the
principal fruit growing countries. Methods of drying and pack-
ing prunes, raisins, fis's, etc.
Nature Study:
Study distinction between fruit and vegetables.
Study of birds and insects which help to distribute seeds.
Physiology :
The digestive organs and the digestion of starch and sugar.
Arithmetic:
Calculate the amount of water in apples. Method : Weigh
fresh apple, cut in slices one-eighth inch in thickness, arrange
slices on trays or clean boards and cover them with net or cheese
cloth to protect from flics and other insects. Put the tray in the
open sunshine everj^ day on the opposite side from the road to
avoid all dust possible. When thoroughly dried, weigh again.
Estimate the per cent of water present in applies.
How many pounds of fresh apples would it take to make a
pound of dried apples ?
What would be the cost of a pound of home dried apples?
What is the difference in price between them and the dried
apples bought at the store ?
Drawing:
Draw apple from nature and color with crayons.
History :
Review the apple in history.
Sacred history story of "The Forbidden Fruit."
The Roman Conquest of the Britons and the introduction
by them of the apple into England. Its place in English
history.
The apple in America.
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English:
Notebook work as in potato lesson.
Composition on the apple.
Story telling, mythological stories, Hallowe'en and other folk-
lore tales.
Spelling:
New words connected with the lesson and their definition.
Construction Work:
Wooden trays with handles for drying apples, or screened
boxes.
The History of the Apple
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U. S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin 291. "The Evaporation of Apples."
Simple Courses in Home Economics 65
Lesson Plan Teacher's Aim,:
To teach the value of fruit as a food : From a nutritive standpoint. To give variety to the diet. To teach attractive, wholesome, and economical methods of preparing fruits.
To emphasize correlation with related subjects.
PupH's Aim: To learn how to prepare fruits.
Class Work:
Compare the apple and the potato in size, shape and general appearance. Which is the most attractive? Why? Fruit doesn't benefit the plant as directly as the potato from which the new plant sprouts and draws nourishment. It is meant to serve as a bait to the birds and insects : they are attracted by the bright colors and delicious odors to eat the fruit, and they liberate the seed in so doing. The seed, if they fall on fertile soil, take root and grow, and in this way, nature continues their propagation.
Grate the apple just as the potato was grated — compare and discuss results.
Put a drop of tincture of iodine on a small piece of potato — note results.
Repeat the above, using the apple instead of potato — compare the results.
Boil some of the water drained from the apple pulp — compare result with similar experiment made with the potato. Does the apple contain starch?
Taste the raw apple, raw potato— compare flavors. Judging from the taste which food does the apple contain which the potato does not ? Sugar. Sugar is the chief food in apples, and "with few exceptions all other fruits.
5 — Eeon.
66 Bulletin of tlie University of Texas
Related Subjects
Geography :
Discuss soil and climate adapted to fruit growing, and the principal fruit growing countries. Methods of drying and packing prunes, raisins, figs, etc.
Nature Study:
Study distinction between fruit and vegetables.
Study of birds and insects which help to distribute seeds.
Physiology :
The digestive organs and the digestion of starch and sugar.
Arithmetic:
Calculate the amount of water in apples. Method : Weigh fresh apple, cut in slices one-eighth inch in thickness, arrange slices on trays or clean boards and cover them with net or cheese cloth to protect from flics and other insects. Put the tray in the open sunshine every day on the opposite side from the road to avoid all dust possible. When thoroughly dried, weigh again.
Estimate the per cent of water present in apples.
How many pounds of fresh apples would it take to make a pound of dried apples ?
What would be the cost of a pound of home dried apples? What is the difference in price between them and the dried apples bought at the store ?
Drawing:
Draw apple from nature and color with crayons.
History :
Review the apple in history.
Sacred history story of "The Forbidden Fruit."
The Roman Conquest of the Britons and the introduction
by them of the apple into England. Its place in English
history. The apple in America.
Simple Courses in Home Economics 67
English:
Notebook work as in potato lesson.
Composition on the apple.
Story telling, mythological stories, Hallowe'en and other folklore tales.
Spelling:
New words connected with the lesson and their definition.
Construction Work:
Wooden trays with handles for drying apples, or screened boxes.
The History of the Apple