Title
The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
Author
Joanna Cole
Illustrator
Bruce Degen
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Date
1997
ISBN
0-590-44683-5
Brief Summary (Extended Summary)
In a larger format, this story finds the kids and Ms. Frizzle taking the Magic School Bus to the local power plant.  There, the kids get to experience how electricity is produced and transported to our homes.  Also, the kids get to learn how the motors and heating elements in electric appliances work.
Of Special Note
This book contains many short activities that could be done in a classroom and could be used to integrate art and writing with the science behind electricity.
This book could lead to a lesson on...
1.  Electricity
2.  Pressure
3.  Electric Motors
4.  Electric circuits
5.  Magnetism

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