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The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad

25 minutes 54 seconds

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"The Magic School Bus" is an award-winning, animated children’s television series based on the book series of the same title by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. It is notable for its use of celebrity talent and being both highly entertaining and educational. Ms. Frizzle encourages the class to bring in rotten food from the back of their refrigerators on "Accidental Science Project Day." Later, she shrinks the bus down so the class can examine a rotting log. The class soon realizes there's a lot more going on with this rotting log than first meets the eye.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 54 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Earth Sciences, Ecology
Grade/Interest Level: 2 - 6
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Release Year: 1994
Producer/Distributor: Weston Woods Studios
Series: The Magic School Bus
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Brown lizard with red spots wearing a collar, standing on a rock. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Why, that's a collared lizard!

Magic school bus floating in the air while talking to a child in bed. Caption: And to do that they will go straight to the troubled zone--

Magic school bus in miniature size in a pack of ants on the ground. Caption: (Ralphie) Giant potato chip being foraged dead ahead!

People inside the magic school bus with a giant fish opening its mouth to swallow them visible through the window outside. Caption: And what eats little fish, like anchovies?

Students and their teacher from the magic school bus in standing in a jungle in front of a tree with white puffy blooms on the trunk. Caption: It's your cocoa tree, all right, Ms. Frizzle.

Cartoon of people on the staircase at the entry of a poorly lit large house. Caption: Oh, Well, nobody home. Let's go.

Cartoon of people on a baseball field. Caption: Friction-Free Baseball Classic.

Magic school bus enveloped in brown substance. Caption: (Phoebe) Hey, look! The batter's moving!

Cartoon drawing of a flying superhero with a "W" on his chest. Caption: (Tim) "The adventures of Weatherman."

Students on the magic school bus. Caption: Two things make me sneeze -- pollen and pepper.

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Renee L. (Macon, GA)

April 15th, 2015 at 08:36 AM

Great video about composting and decomposition!