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Curated OER

Polar Bear Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the adaptations that are made by polar bears. They discuss the color of polar bears as well as the dominant color that is found in the arctic. Students create a polar bear puppet.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Insect Communication and Harmful Insects

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use children's literature in order to create an interesting context for the lesson plan. The concept of insect communication is investigated in order for students to form educated hypothesis guesses.
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Curated OER

Lend Me Your Ear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson to investigate some of the properties of sound. They create sounds and listen to the vibrations that are made while listing all the sounds that are heard. This is done while the eyes are closed to strengthen...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest: Science, 4th Grade

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate weather patterns in their home state of Utah. After creating KWL charts, they research weather and geographical data to locate the state's extremes. As an extension, 4th graders write and illustrate books about...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is It Hot in the Light?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make observations about the temperature of items in direct sunlight. In groups, they discuss why asphalt, brick and cement are warmer than items surrounding them. To end the lesson, they examine how heat transfers energy...
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic:magic School Bus Themes Index

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Magic School Bus cross referenced by themes to provide quick access to many activities and references.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Magic School Bus Hops Home

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is used while reading The Magic School Bus Hops Home. Concepts include differences between fantasy and reality, fact and opinion, and vocabulary review. Use this flipchart with the...
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Joanna Cole's Biography

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about children's book author Joanna Cole, author of the "Magic School Bus" series. A list of her books and a transcript of an interview also available.
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Article
Other

The Magic School Bus: About Your Teeth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief overview of human teeth also features a section on dental hygiene.
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Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Spooky Sound Frizzle Style

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children about how sound is heard in a three-step process using the Magic School Bus materials.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used to spring discussions on fossils, geography, adaptations, as well as different kinds of dinosaurs. This can be a companion to The Magic School Bus chapter book, Dinosaur...

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