Written by: Joanna Cole
Illustrated by: Bruce Degen
Illustrated by: Bruce Degen
Instructions
Read the book summary and about the author. When you are finished with these readings click on pre-reading activities at the top of the page.
This webpage meets the following science standard:
SCI.4.1.5 2010 Demonstrate the electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound.
Intended Grade Level:
Third Grade
Book Summary
On the same day that Ms. Frizzle chose to teach her class about electricity the class had a new visitor. The visitor was Ms. Frizzle’s niece Dottie Frizzle, and when she found out the class was learning about electricity she seemed to share the same excitement for science that Ms. Frizzle does. Ms. Frizzle began teaching the lesson on electricity in the classroom when a flash of lightning turned the power off. The students and Ms. Frizzle loaded on the school bus and headed to the power plant to learn about electricity in a very hands-on way. The class traveled through a steam pipe, in a light bulb, and through a power line. The class now understood electricity because they had seen it, inside and out.
About the Author
Read the book summary and about the author. When you are finished with these readings click on pre-reading activities at the top of the page.
This webpage meets the following science standard:
SCI.4.1.5 2010 Demonstrate the electrical energy can be transformed into heat, light, and sound.
Intended Grade Level:
Third Grade
Book Summary
On the same day that Ms. Frizzle chose to teach her class about electricity the class had a new visitor. The visitor was Ms. Frizzle’s niece Dottie Frizzle, and when she found out the class was learning about electricity she seemed to share the same excitement for science that Ms. Frizzle does. Ms. Frizzle began teaching the lesson on electricity in the classroom when a flash of lightning turned the power off. The students and Ms. Frizzle loaded on the school bus and headed to the power plant to learn about electricity in a very hands-on way. The class traveled through a steam pipe, in a light bulb, and through a power line. The class now understood electricity because they had seen it, inside and out.
About the Author
Joanna Cole loved science as a kid. Cole remembers having a teacher similar to Ms. Frizzle in elementary school, which helped her develop her love for the subject. Joanna Cole has worked as a teacher, librarian, and a children’s book editor. She has written over 90 children’s books, and won the 1991 Washington Post /Children's Book Guild Nonfiction award for the body of her work. She feels that writing “is the greatest fun in the world.” The Magic School Bus books have allowed Joanna Cole to combine the two things that she loves most, science and humor.