SUBJECT
Science, Human Body, Observation

GRADE
Pre-K-2

AGE
4-8

The Magic School Bus: Science Fun Activities
Lessons designed to help you use Scholastic's The Magic School Bus as a supplement to your curriculum. The activities provided build on children's interest in The Magic School Bus and offer lots of opportunities to engage them in hands-on learning. Remember what Ms. Frizzle says, "Get out there and explore!"

The Magic School Bus For Lunch

Field Trip Notes
Arnold's dream comes true! Ms. Frizzle lets him skip the field trip. What he doesn't know is that HE is the field trip: The Bus takes the rest of the class on a rip-roaring ride through Arnold's digestive system. When they arrive at the large intestine, the kids refuse to finish the trip as waste products. Instead, they exit Arnold by traveling back up his digestive system. With the help of a burp, the class returns, and Arnold's friends give him a trophy for being the best field trip ever!

Food Crushers

Going Hands-On

When the Magic School Bus shrinks and goes into Arnold's mouth, the children watch his teeth chew Cheezie Wheezies while the Bus swerves to avoid being crushed! The kids meet up with much smaller pieces of the Cheezie Wheezies again in the stomach. It's all part of the normal digestive process. In this activity, children can explore the mouth, where digestion begins.

What You Need (for each group)

Small mirrors
Paper plates
A piece of apple, banana, and celery for each child
Copies of FOOD CRUSHERS page

Talk About It

Ask Children: Where do you think digestion begins? What happens to food in the mouth?

What To Do

Give children copies of the FOOD CRUSHERS page. Have them wash their hands before beginning activity.
Have kids look at their teeth in the mirror.
Pass around plates with the food.
Help children make and record their observations on the activity page.

Next Stop

Ask children: How does chewing food help the body digest it? What happens to the pieces of food along the digestive tract?

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Scholastic First Discoveries

With its fresh cover design, more kid-friendly paperback format, and larger trim size, The Human Body offers young readers an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand introduction to the topic. Full-color, highlighted illustrations are accompanied by brief, simple text full of fun facts. Four transparent, acetate pages in this title reveal the skeletal system right below our skin, the course of our digestive system and much, much more!

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Hook, Line & Seeker

This handbook to fishing, boating, and water wildlife brings together Jim Arnosky's knowledge, skills, and talents in one wonderful package. Illustrated with his trademark watercolors, pen-and-ink drawings, and photographs, it is packed with information. Both the text and the art give directions and advice.

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