Arnold's know-it-all cousin Janet drives the kids crazy when she joins Ms. Frizzle's class on a field trip and gets them lost in outer space! More The Magic School Bus Gets Lost In Space images.
Field Trip Notes This time Arnold wants to go on a field trip — so his show-off cousin Janet can see what a great teacher Ms. The Bus becomes a spaceship and the class visits the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars. When an asteroid hits the 'spaceship,' Ms. Frizzle puts on a jet pack and goes outside to make repairs. By accident, The Friz jets away into space, leaving the kids alone on the Bus. The class is lost in space without a teacher! Can the kids use what they know to find Ms.
Frizzle and get back home? What You Need • Copies of page • Stick-on labels • Markers • Items to represent planets: basketball (Jupiter), soccer ball (Saturn), 2 softballs (Uranus, Neptune), 2 Ping Pong balls (Earth, Venus), 1 jacks ball (Mars), 2 marbles (Mercury, Pluto) • Books on the Solar System Talk About It Ask: What are the names of the planets in the Solar System?
How To Install Digital Speedometer On Scooter. What order are they in? What To Do • Give children copies of the DISCOVER THE PLANETS page. • Have kids do 'Be a Planet' in groups of 10. Children can be the Sun or one of the nine planets. Each child makes a label showing the planet (or the Sun) that he or she stands for.
• Give groups the balls and marbles to do 'Make a Model.' Children can show the approximate size of the planets in relation to one another by lining up the round objects in the order of the planets. Kilometers show the planets’ diameters. Next Stop Kids can write about a planet they like, telling its name, its location from the Sun, and what is special about it.