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The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top

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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. Teaching the kids about geography, Ms. Frizzle decides to take the class to an island that hasn't been discovered yet. But when they get to the spot and don't see anything there, Ms. Frizzle shows them just how underwater volcanoes create new land.

Media Details

Runtime: 25 minutes 54 seconds

Ms. Frizzle and Liz at the controls of a spaceship. Caption: And how are all my astronauts doing?
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 101
25 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of a character gesturing to a complex diagram of machinery. Caption: we believe in breaking things down.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 102
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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--
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 103
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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?
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 104
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon characters next to a pond with a frog on a lily pad. Caption: And lots of space to hop around in.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 105
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of a person wearing a hard hat, kneeling in the dirt and holding some in their hands. Caption: Look! Beautiful rich soil!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 106
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Brown lizard with red spots wearing a collar, standing on a rock. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Why, that's a collared lizard!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 107
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of people on the staircase at the entry of a poorly lit large house. Caption: Oh, Well, nobody home. Let's go.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 108
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Magic school bus enveloped in brown substance. Caption: (Phoebe) Hey, look! The batter's moving!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 109
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of people on a baseball field. Caption: Friction-Free Baseball Classic.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 110
25 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6

Viewer Comments

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    Lance H. (Moscow, ID)
    October 18th, 2017 at 05:08 PM

    Good for helping kids understand how rocks and land is made. Not necessarily the Rock cycle being named, but the processes of it.

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    Elishya K. (Great Falls, MT)
    October 11th, 2017 at 10:45 AM

    This was a great video to show the kids to help them understand the parts of Volcanos and how they work! They loved it!

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    Alexandria R. (Greenville, SC)
    October 21st, 2015 at 08:37 AM

    Students loved it. Good summary

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    Alexandria R. (Greenville, SC)
    September 30th, 2015 at 08:13 AM

    Very helpful to students. They were engaged.