Earth and Space

Days and Seasons

The Earth Spins and Moves · Web

Relateucate

An interactive graphic showing how the Earth moves in a day and year.

The Planets

The Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 1 · Episode 1

Ms. Frizzle's class visits the planets. Remember to clarify that little Pluto was recently downgraded to a planetoid, so really there are only eight planets now.

Stars

The Magic School Bus Sees Stars · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 4 · Episode 7

The class investigates a star salesman as they try to purchase the right kind of star, and in the process they learn about supernovas and the different types of stars.

Geologic Cycle

The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 2 · Episode 1

An elementary school class gets to see first-hand how a new island is formed by visiting an erupting volcano.

Volcanic eruption forms new island near Japan · YouTube · Article

Video of a volcano erupting to create a new island.

The Magic School Bus Rocks and Rolls · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 3 · Episode 13

A group of students led by the eccentric Ms. Frizzle learn all about how rocks turn into rubble through erosion.

Weather

The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 1 · Episode 13

To learn about weather, the class gets sucked high into the air and becomes a part of a rain storm. In the process, they figure out what it takes to make wind, clouds, and rain.

The Water Cycle

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 2 · Episode 5

An elementary class sees how water goes from the air to the ground, and back again.

Gravity

The Magic School Bus Gains Weight · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 4 · Episode 8

A class of students builds their own planet to see if changing the planet size could change gravity and help Pheobe make a slam dunk.

The Magic School Bus Out of This World · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 2 · Episode 11

To save the world from an asteroid impact, Ms Frizzle's elementary class learns about what causes orbits.

Archeology

The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 3 · Episode 6

In an unlikely show and tell competition, Arnold brings an unknown old object that the class must use archeologist reasoning to understand.

Recycling

The Magic School Bus Holiday Special · Netflix · Amazon

Magic School Bus · Season 3 · Episode 10

Ms. Frizzle's class learns about recycling to save their school from becoming a garbage dump and to save more trees from being cut down.