The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System (1990)

Ms. Frizzle and her class are learning about the solar system. She wants to take her class to the planetarium but once they arrive they find out that it is closed. Just as the students think that the field trip is over and they are headed back to school, Ms. Frizzle jerks up on the wheel and shoots straight to the moon. The class explores the solar system up close and personal as they learn all the different planets and properties of space. The students return to Earth with their teacher. Once they got back they used all of their knowledge that they gained in outer space to make a model of the planets inside the classroom.

This book is very cluttered on every page there is multiple things going on. I don’t think this would be a very good read aloud but it would be a great book for the kids to read on their own. It is very informational and entertaining as well. I remember watching the reading the books and watching the movies in school and I absolutely loved them.

You could use this book in a center for the kids. You could have them make their own model planet or a model of the actual planets that we have. If you wanted to get extremely into it you could use this book and pretend that your actually going to space with your class. This would take a lot of time and effort but boy, would it be fun.

Summary:
what was suppose to be a normal field trip to the planetarium, ended up being a trip to outer space. when Mrs frizzle in her crazy dress them of the solar system. plains to take her children on a normal field trip to learn about the solar system, turns south when the museum is closed, Mrs frizzle has a back up plan and transforms her bus to a space ship and take her students outer space.

Personal reaction:

Classroom extension:
1. I would have my students point out one major detail of each of the planets found in the book.

2.The entire class would work together to create our very own solar system. out of foam ball and paint and wire what ever we can find around the school. ( )

Genre: Science Fiction

Review: Through the use of the genre of science fiction, Joanna Cole creates a story about the solar system and gravity. One day, Ms. Frizzle decides to take her class on a field trip to the planetarium, however they excitement is doused when they discover it is closed for repairs. The magic school bus however, becomes magic once again and they are soon flying off into space. Joanna Cole uses this space to teach readers about the solar system in a way that is fun and exciting. It creates a space for students to read the information text without realizing they are learning.

Setting: The majority of the story, the setting takes place while the class is in space, learning and exploring the Solar System. The Solar System consists of the sun and the objects which orbit around it. These would include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. As the students are in space, they learn about gravity, the Solar System, astronauts, and a multitude of other things.

Media: Water colors, acrylic paints.

The story begins when Ms. Frizzle decides to take her elementary classroom on a fieldtrip to the planetarium, only to find out that the museum is closed. Determined to not waste the day, Ms. Frizzle transforms the school bus into a spaceship and takes the classroom for a ride through the solar system.

What an innovative way to teach children about the solar system without them realizing that they are being taught! The Magic School Bus series is an excellent tool for teaching multiple subjects to young children.

Classroom extensions include having the students to list the different planets of the solar system. Another extension includes having the children to draw or color a diagram reflecting the planets in their proper place in the solar system. ( )

In-depth discussion on the solar system

Ms. Frizzle’s class is let down when they find out that the day they are supposed to have a fieldtrip to the planetarium it just happens to be closed. But never doubt Ms. Frizzle! She saves the day by turning her school bus into a spaceship and they take a zooming trip through the atmosphere. While touring the atmosphere the class gets to land on the Moon, Venus and Mars. They also get to fly by the other planets, including the Sun. Talk about a stargazing field trip!!

I always loved reading the magic school bus books as a kid. They are so fun to read because of all the imagination throughout the book.

In the classroom I would put my students in pairs and have them create their own solar system out of whatever material they chose. I would make it a competition to where they get judged by other students and teachers and the winners get a prize. I would also have each student chose their favorite planet and write a research paper over it.

This is a book that i recommend to kids that like science and want to learn about the solar system. ( )

Ms. Frizzle decides to take the kids in her class to have a field trip to the solar system, in their school bus. However, the bus gets lost and the kids take an adventure in the solar system. The trip is exciting and kids get to learn different planets by riding pass them.
Cole and Degan have perfected the skill of using illustrations, text, dialogue bubbles and side notes. Facts are given in the side notes about each planet the bus lands on and the children ask questions that children might actually say out loud. The story reads like a comic book in some ways which may appeal to those children who are adverse to long pages of text. It is good to show children different features of each planet and help them to recognize them. It is a good book to read with children and teach them some knowledge about the space.
Recommended for children from grade 1-4. ( )

This book would be a great way to activate prior knowledge and introduce the solar system in the classroom. The book is chock full of information on the planets in the solar system. The only problem I have with this book is that the pages are very busy so younger children would have a hard time reading it on their on.

One day Mrs. Frizzle, decides to introduce the class to our solar system. When introducing this Mrs. Frizzle decides it would be great to take the class on a field trip using the magic school bus.

These series of books are a great way to take the children inside the material they are learning. I think children like these type of books so more than others because, they are not any other books like them.

After giving the lesson on the solar system, the teacher could assign for this book to be read individually by each student in the class. Then she could have the students draw their own solar system according to the proper order of the plants.

This Magic School Bus book helps students understand the solar system. The book is entertaining while providing good information. ( )

A great review or introduction for the solar system!! Can read the story and ask the facts that are on the side. It is about Mrs. Frizzle's class was visiting the planetarium and sadly it was closed. They stopped at a red light and the bus took off into outer space. They were exploring the solar system and everything was going great until a asteroid hit the bus light. Then the students ended up alone and lost in the solar system. It is a fun way to explore all the different planets. ( )

The Magic School Bus series is a fun way to teach science to children. The books are fun and informative. This book outlines the solar system and highlight specific aspects of space. It allows children to learn about the solar system in a fun way.

This book is good for children first to fourth grade. It teaches children about the solar system. This book would be great to read before starting a unit on space.

Genre: Science fiction because takes place in the real world, but is still exaggerated from reality. Though the solar system is accurate, the idea of taking a field trip to see it is not reality, making it science fiction. ( )

Age appropriateness: intermediate
Genre: Science Fiction
Media: Pen and ink

This book is good example of science fiction because it has believable elements but then the author takes the plot a bit further. In this case the solar system and all its components are factual but the students’ bus turns into a space ship and flies into outer space. I think this book has educational value and it makes the solar system more real to the students. ( )

The magic school bus is a good set of series books. It would be a good book to read when introducing the solar system to a classroom. The magic school bus visits the solar system describes what it is like in outer space.

Age appropriantess: intermediate
This book is good example of fantasy because it is a story about a school class that goes on a bus to the solar system and explores space.
The media in this book is pencil. ( )

The Magic School Bus books are always a good pick. I do think it is weird how they always think somewhat poorly of Ms. Frizzle. I think I would have re-thought that approach. ( )

This is the story of the fun loving Miss Frizzle and her class's trip to the planetarium. As always though, Miss Frizzle has something else up her sleeve. Their class bus takes an actual trip through the solary system to learn first hand about the galaxy and it's many wonders!

I think the Magic school buses are a neat way to educate children. They are much more entertaining and the illustrations are great. The kids are able to connect with the students and look forward to seeing what happens on their adventures.

This would be a fun book to introduce the planets to each child. I would challenge my students to make a model of their favorite planet. Also, I would take a trip to a planetarium!

http://athomescience.blogspot.com/2008/06/living-science-series-magic-school-bus... ( )

This book is about exploration of outer space for students and what they can learn and explore through outter space. It also as great illustrations and great information regarding facts about space.

I liked this book because a lot of students may not understand how amazing space really is or what exactly is in space. With a book like this, students can learn about the world outside of ours.

I would relate this to the classroom by letting the students build their own solar system out of boxes and other items they wanted to use. After they are finished, we would post them outside the classroom for everyone to see. ( )

Mrs. Frizzle is at it again. Her class is supposed to go on a field trip to the planetarium, but yet again they take a different kind of field trip. Their bus turns into a spaceship and they are off to the tour the solar system. This is a great book that takes you on an amazing trip to see all of our planets.

As a student i am always happy to read a magic school bus book. They are interesting, fun, and creative. This one is no different. The comedy in this book is great and i don't even notice that i am reading an informational book.

As a teacher this is the perfect book to use with my students to get them interested in the solar system. This is the book that i would use to introduce the topic. An activity i could do with this book would be to take my students on a fiel trip to the science center and use this book as an achor and reason for going there. ( )

Yet another fun field trip with Ms. Fizzle. A trip to the real Solar System is was cooler than the Planatarium!

I loved this book because I love anything that has to do with the planets, they are a mystery to us. We can explore and see them in person, and that is what is so cool about them.

We would use this book to learn the planets. We would also talk about how we don't consider Pluto as a planet anymore. We would also use this book to make our own model of the Solar System. ( )

An amazing school field trip involves a first hand look at the Sun and each planet of our solar system after the school bus driven by the inimitable Ms. Frizzle becomes a space ship. Janet, a visitor this day, adds a humorously competitive outside view on all matters to the classroom of racially diverse children. Readers can enjoy the classmates' repartee while finding out information in a cartoon format. Fantasy and fact are distinct and separate, just as they are in other books in the Scholastic series: MAGIC SCHOOL BUS AT THE WATERWORKS (1986;) ...INSIDE THE EARTH (1987); and ...INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices, 1990)