Lesson Plan
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Extension Activities
- Grades: 3–5
About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9
Lexile Measure: 480L
Guided Reading Level: P
Age: Age 8, Age 9, Age 10
Genre: Adventure, General Nonfiction, Dictionaries, Series
Subject: Planets, Moons, Solar Systems
Science: An Attractive Force
Introduce a discussion of gravity on the school playground. Ask students to think about these questions:
- Why can you slide down a slide but not up?
- What makes a seesaw come down?
- Why do you always come down when you jump up?
- How long can you hang from a jungle gym before you drop? Why do you drop?
- Subjects:Gravity
- Skills:Listening and Speaking


