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The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip OrganizerThe Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip Organizer
Publisher
University of Florida
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Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Graphic Organizers
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Number of Slides
107
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2008
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The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip

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Energize a shared reading of the Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip with this collection of supplemental materials. Whether your looking for discussion questions, reading comprehension worksheets, or writing prompts, this resource has what you need to put together a fun lesson based on this book.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

electricity, electric charge, electric currents, reading comprehension, electrons, electromagnetism, atoms, voltage, electric motors, lightning, light bulbs, sequence of events, the magic school bus series

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Read this story as part of an physical science unit on energy
  • Use these worksheets and writing prompts as a series of learning centers following a reading of the story
  • Print the events listed on the sequencing worksheet on strips of paper, allowing children to physically position them in the order they occurred in the story

Pros

  • Includes a list of 38 possible discussion questions
  • Answer keys are included for each worksheet
  • A list of key vocabulary and their definitions is included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.2.3 RL.3.3 RL.4.3 RI.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.3 RI.2.4 RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 W.2.3 W.3.3.a W.4.3.a

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