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The Magic School Bus: Everything You Need
You may use these resources to build on students' interest in The Magic School Bus and provide opportunities for hands-on learning.
The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells
Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Archaeology | Scientists and Human Endeavor
Read more >Facts and Fun About Insects with Magic School Bus's Ms. Frizzle
PreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Biology and Life Science | Insects
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The Magic School BusPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Book Resources | Science Science experiments, games, and activities from the Magic School Bus and Ms. Frizzle. Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Teaching ResourcesPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Archaeology and Anthropology | Planets, Moons and Solar Systems Scholastic and The Magic School Bus have put together some exciting ideas to supplement your current curriculum. These lessons and... Save To Organizer |
Going Bug-gy! Facts and Fun About Insects and BugsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Computer Lab Activities | Interactive Whiteboard Activities A collection of fun online activities and resources to introduce your students to the world of insects and bugs. Save To Organizer |
Going Bug-gy! Teacher's GuidePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Content Area Reading | Research Skills Presents an overview of the study of insects and bugs, covering basic science skills, such as classification, observation, and responses to... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Gets ProgrammedPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans One tiny mistake in Mikey's computer program has the school's system in an uproar. Your kids learn that computer tasks must be... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Baked in a CakePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans Is it baking -- or is it chemistry? Ms. Frizzle’s class learns that baking is like doing a chemistry experiment. Your kids can make... Save To Organizer |
Butterfly and the Bog BeastPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Biology and Life Science To protect themselves, butterflies can blend in with their surroundings or pretend to be something they're not. Your kids make a... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its PantsPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans What's the best way to get to know ants better? The Magic School Bus kids watch ants and figure out what they're doing. Your kids... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Goes on AirPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Indoor Activities | Articles Ms. Frizzle's kids trap air in containers and discover that air is pushy stuff. Your kids explore how air pressure can hold up heavy... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus in a BeehivePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans How do the Magic School Bus kids communicate where nectar flowers are? By dancing like bees! Challenge your kids to dance the Honey-Bee-Bop... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus In the ArcticPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus kids are freezing! When they discover that heat flows from hotter to colder things, they find ways to block heat from... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Goes CellularPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans Arnold’s classmates discover that his body cells are alive. Your kids investigate whether yeast cells are alive. Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus In the CityPreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans Ms. Frizzle's kids discover that they share their city with wild critters. Your kids take a wildlife field trip of your neighborhood to... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Takes a DivePreK–K | Grades 1–2 | Grades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans Wanda thinks she can reach the treasure alone, but she soon learns that survival on the coral reef often depends on cooperation. Your kids... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Gets EatenGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Food Chain | Fish and Marine Life The Magic School Bus kids really get into the food chain: They're swallowed by a tuna fish. With this activity, your kids get to eat while... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Gets ChargedGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Electricity | Energy The Magic School Bus kids charge through an electrical circuit to discover how it works. Your kids make a simple circuit and switch. They... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Revving UpGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Energy | Inventors and Inventions Since your students can't travel through the Magic School Bus's engine, to see what gets the wheels turning, they can explore another way... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Rocks and RollsGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Erosion | Observation Arnold and the other kids enlist the power of water erosion to sculpt stone! Your kids explore how running water moves earth and creates... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Plays BallGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Lesson Plans | Baseball | Force and motion What a difference friction makes! When Ms. Frizzle's kids get off the Bus into the world of non-friction, they can't even walk. Your kids... Save To Organizer |
The Magic School Bus Inside RalphieGrades 3–5 | Activities and Games | Cells | Germs and Microbes | Human Body The Magic School Bus gets inside Ralphie's body by going through a cut on his leg. Germs can get in the body that way, too, but skin... Save To Organizer |










