Ride the Magic School Bus

Why not start with a classic? These books were used in my elementary years and are among the most vivid memories of learning that I have, likely because the idea of zooming around the planets or inside a human body let the imagination run wild. Through the wonder of Netflix, I have come to find out there was a television series spinoff of the books. My 7-year-old watches it by choice, and more than a few times this show has been his answer to a question that occurs regularly in our house - "Where did you learn that?"

You may have noticed some science subject links on the site menu. These contain my collection of links to educational resources. To start filling in some material, I've organized some of the Magic School Bus video series episodes by topic. Yes, many episodes have a very contrived set of circumstances that lead to the class exploring a certain topic (like, who ever heard of a smell contest?), but then again you are already stepping into another reality when you accept that there is a bus that can transform into just about anything and go anywhere. My only other caveat is that there is some mild crude humor that may be inappropriate for some of the youngest learners.

If you have a Netflix subscription, you can directly follow the Netflix links in the resource catalog to start watching that episode (or go to the full series). You can also buy the full series from various places like Amazon.

If you or your child/student is currently studying one of these topics, go ahead and start watching, or pick a random one and learn something unexpected. The original books are also great and often have a much richer information, so I expect I'll also catalog them at some point.

Do you have memories of The Magic School Bus? Comment your memories here or tweet to @jeffbaumes. Also let me know if you have other video, book, or website collections you'd like to see organized.