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The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip

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SUMMARY

Ms. Frizzle likes to go on unusual field trips. On this trip the class is going on a trip to see how electricity is made and used. Join Ms. Frizzle and her class on a wild adventure aboard the magic school bus.

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(1) Share what this story is about. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Tell about the last field trip you went on.

(2) Name the person that Ms. Frizzle. (Answer) Her niece, Dottie Frizzle. (Follow Up) Tell what Dottie called her aunt.

(3) If you were in Ms. Frizzle class, how would you feel abut going on a field trip through a power plant? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Tell what happened to make Ms. Frizzle want to go on a trip.

(4) Describe where the class first went when they got to the power plant. (Answer) Down the coal chute and into the furnace. (Follow Up) Tell what they were wearing to protect themselves.

(5) If you could take a trip on a magic school bus, where would you go? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Tell where you wouldn’t want to go.

(6) List some things that the class had listed that use electricity. (Answer) Lights, computer, bell, fan, clock, tape player, tv, and vcr. (Follow Up) List some things that don’t use electricity.

(7) Compare the class’ experience with the thunderstorm with a time you were in a thunderstorm. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Describe what you do at your house when the electricity goes off.

(8) List the different parts of the power plant. (Answer) Boiler, turbine, shaft and generator. (Follow Up) Tell how many bolts are in the current when it leaves the power plant.

(9) Explain what a nucleus is. (Answer) The center of an atom. (Follow Up) Tell what circles around the outside of an atom.

(10) Name the device that makes the voltage in the wire higher or lower. (Answer) A transformer. (Follow Up) Explain how the class got out of the wire. Activities

1. Make a list of things in the room that use electricity.

2. Draw a picture of an atom and label the nucleus and electrons.

3. Make a list of all the places the class went through on their trip.

4. Draw a switch in the open and one in the closed position and write a sentence explaining what happens in each.

Introductions

1. Have an extension cord. Ask the child how the electricity gets form the wall to the appliance. Today we are going to read a book about how electricity is made and how it is used.

2. Have a small appliance with a cord. Ask the child if they know what makes the appliance work. Let’s read a book about how electricity is made and works.

3. Have a magnet and ask the children if they know what magnets are use for. Today we are going to read a book about how magnets are used to make electricity and how they are use in engines.

Book Title: The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip Author: Joanna Cole Illustrator: Bruce Degen ISBN: 0-590-44683-5 # of Text Pages: 45 AR: 4.4 LEX: AD490 Building Oral Vocabulary 11 insulation 13 appliances 23 enormous Prediction Questions 13 What do you think caused the blackout? 19 Can you guess what will happen next? 39 How do you think they will get out of the vacuum cleaner? This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.