NATURA

ELE Syllabus Entry

(nominative singular,plural)
aqua flumen, flumina mare sol
arbor herba mons, montes stella
caelum luna rivus terra
flos, flores

SECTION CONTENTS

Mica, Mica Parva Stella (song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Ursus Montem Ascendit (song) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Nature Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Natura Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Create a Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

GRAPHICS CD CONTENTS

Mica, Mica Parva Stella Overhead

Ursus Montem Ascendit Overhead
Create a Scene Patterns

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Mica, Mica Parva Stella

(to the tune of “Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star”)

Mica, mica parva stella

Miror quaenam sis tam bella
Splendens eminus in illo
Alba velut gemma caelo
Mica, mica parva stella
Miror quaenam sis tam bella.

Ursus Montem Ascendit

(to the tune of “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)

Ursus montem ascendit

Ursus montem ascendit
Ursus montem ascendit
Ut videret plura. Ecce!

Ursus montem ascendit

Ursus montem ascendit
Ursus montem ascendit
Ut faceret plura. Ecce!

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Nature Words
Latin names for natural things live in English. Using your knowledge of the Latin, explain the
underlined phrase in each sentence, making sure to use the English meaning of the Latin word
in your explanation.

ex: Tomorrow is Arbor Day. a day set aside each year for the planting of trees

1) She gave a stellar performance.

2) The flag contained a lunate shape.

3) The log flume ride was exciting.

4) We awaited the solar eclipse.

5) She waded in the bubbling rivulet.

6) The floral arrangement was very pretty.

7) The lightning created a celestial display.

8) I want to study marine biology.

9) We camped on the rocky terrain.

10) Cows are herbivorous animals.

11) Dolphins are aquatic mammals.

12) The western montane was full of evergreens.

13) We visited the National Arboretum in D.C.

In addition, two states in the USA are named for natural qualities they contain. Their names are
derived from the Latin. What are these two states?

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and

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Natura Activity
Identify each of the natural items in the scene below by matching it with its Latin name.

aqua ______ flos ______ luna ______ stella ______

arbor ______ flumen ______ mons ______ terra ______
caelum ______ herba ______ sol ______

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Create a Scene
Use the cut-out patterns on the graphics CD to create a board scene of your own.
Colored craft foam, heavy construction paper, or felt can be used. By placing
magnets on the back, the scene can be arranged any number of ways. A
reduced version of the pattern pieces is shown below.

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NATURA ANSWER KEY

p. 102 Nature Wo rds

1) like a star
2) like a moon
3) river for logs
4) eclipse of the sun
5) bubbling stream
6) flower arrangement
7) sky display.
8) ocean biology.
9) rocky eath
10) grass-eating animals
11) water mam mals
12) western mountainside
13) Na tion al gallery of trees

Montana and Florida

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