The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
by Joanna Cole · The Magic School Bus series · Grade 2-4 · Ages Ages 6-9
Ms. Frizzle’s class plans to visit a planetarium, but when it is closed, their magic school bus blasts off into space instead! The kids begin exploring the solar system and learning about planets, moons, and other space wonders.
Key vocabulary
The sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that travel around it.
A large round object in space that moves around a star, like Earth moves around the sun.
The path one space object takes as it travels around another object.
A pulling force that helps keep planets, moons, and people from floating away.
The layer of gases around a planet. Earth’s atmosphere gives us air to breathe.
A bowl-shaped dent in the ground, often made when a space rock hits a planet or moon.
A rocky object that travels around the sun. Most asteroids are much smaller than planets.
A space object made of ice, dust, and rock. When it gets near the sun, it can grow a bright tail.