![]() ![]() Watch Magic School Bus – “”Goes to Mussel Beach” – Tidal Zones (Season 4) Go to local wetlands to observe plants and wildlife.Watch Magic School Bus – “”Gets Swamped” – Wetlands (Season 4) Rainforest feast – eat foods from rainforest.Read Scholastic Discover More Rainforest by Arlon and Gordon-Harris.Watch Magic School Bus – “”In the Rain Forest” – Rainforest (Season 3) Paper towel/ wax paper and sand project.Watch Magic School Bus- “All Dried Up” – Deserts (Season 1) Set up worm bin and observe how added items decompose over time.Read Squirmy Wormy Composters by Kalman and Micro Life in Soil by Hyde. ![]() Watch Magic School Bus “Meets the Rot Squad” – Decomposition (Season 1) Watch Magic School Bus “Hops Home” – Animal Habitats (Season 1) Read What Are Food Chains and Webs by Bobbie Kalman.Ecology Watch Magic School Bus “Gets Eaten” – Food Chains (Season 1) I will likely jump around the different categories because some activities can only be done during specific times of the year. To choose the books, I checked out about 150 books from my local library and chose the ones that I thought suited my daughter the best. I’ve put links to the chosen books on Amazon if you want more information about them. My goal here is to cover a broad range of science topics and see where my daughter’s interests lead. Some will take longer than others, but I would say that the minimum is about 90 minutes for each topic. There are 50+ episodes, 50 or so books, and 50 activities or experiments. I expect this study will take us more than a school year. Sometimes I read books word for word and other times I use them as a discussion tool or I skip around based on my child’s interest. The books I chose tend to have more in depth information than what is presented on the show. ![]() I chose the books and activities based on what I thought my daughter would enjoy. Basically, each Magic School Bus show is paired with a book and an activity. I’m taking a bit of that love and exploring the Magic School Bus science topics more in depth with her in the upcoming school year. It has really fostered a love for science in her.
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