The Magic School Bus: On The Ocean Floor

The Magic School Bus: On The Ocean Floor

Joanna Cole / Grades K-3 /

Ms. Frizzle's class embarks on a marvelous undersea adventure,
where they see the formation of an island coral reef, witness life
in a tidal pool, and more!

 

Standards

MST

Standard 4: Science

4.2 Physical Setting: Many of the phenomena that we observe on Earth involve interactions among components of air, water,and land.
4.5 Living Environment: .Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life.
4.6 Living Environment:Plants and animals depend on each other and their physical environment.
4.7 Living Environment:Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment.

ELA

Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding

1.1 Listening and Reading: Listening and reading to acquire information and understanding involves collecting data, facts, and ideas; discovering relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and using knowledge from oral, written, and electronic sources.

Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression

2.1 Language for Literary Response and Expression: Listening and reading for literary response involves comprehending, interpreting, and critiquing imaginative texts in every medium, drawing on personal experiences and knowledge to understand the text, and recognizing the social, historical and cultural features of the text.

Social Studies

Standard 3: Geography

3.1 Geography can be divided into six essential elements which can be used to analyze important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues. These six elements include: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical settings (including natural resources), human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography.
3.2 Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information.