{"id":516923,"date":"2010-04-05T18:05:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T22:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2640"},"modified":"2010-04-05T18:05:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T22:05:18","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-the-magic-school-bus-blows-its-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/516923","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children\u2019s Literature: The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Introduction and Summary\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Written by, Joanna Cole<\/a> and illustrated by, Bruce Degen<\/a>, The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top<\/a> is a great book of adventure to be enjoyed by children of many ages.\u00a0 Ms. Frizzle is at it again.\u00a0 This time the class is trying to construct an enormous globe but they find that some of the pieces are missing.\u00a0 Apparently there is an island so new that it hasn’t been discovered yet so it wasn’t in the globe kit.\u00a0 The class decides to search for the mystery island so they can name it.\u00a0 You can probably guess what happens next.\u00a0 That’s right, the magic school bus stretches and spins and pulls and takes the class to the bottom of the ocean to discover where and how this new island is forming.\u00a0 It turns out to be a volcano erupting and the class arrives just in time to learn how the process can eventually form a new piece of land.\u00a0 The students name the island and write\u00a0 a book about their experiences.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

This very recognizeable text is a nice way to introduce an adventurous spirit in the classroom.\u00a0 Its great companion literature when introcucing\u00a0 Earth sciencet topics with students.\u00a0 It could be used when teaching about volcanoes or how the Earth is constantly changing due to natural events.\u00a0 The book serves as a nice, playful introduction to some potentially complicated topics. (5.6, 5.7)<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Scholastic interactive site<\/a> is could be a nice place to direct students for independent center time activities on the internet.<\/p>\n

Here’s a place to look for lesson plan ideas<\/a> related to The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top and volcanos.<\/p>\n

This National Geographic<\/a> site has great pictures of real volcanoes so students can see what the eruption looks like in action.<\/p>\n

General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top<\/a><\/p>\n

Author<\/strong>:\u00a0 Joanna Cole<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrator<\/strong>:\u00a0 Bruce Degen<\/a><\/p>\n

Publisher<\/strong>:\u00a0 Scholastic Inc.<\/p>\n

Publication Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 1996<\/p>\n

Pages<\/strong>:\u00a0 32<\/p>\n

Grade Range<\/strong>:\u00a0 2-5<\/p>\n

ISBN:<\/strong>\u00a0 0590508350<\/p>\n

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