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Frizzle of the Future

From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2017

Frizzle of the Future
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

Ms. Frizzle's sister takes over the class and dives into how living things share an ecosystem. The kids learn how plants, animals, and their surroundings depend on one another.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Ms.

  1. What makes up an ecosystem?
  2. How does removing one living thing affect the rest?
  3. Why do living things depend on their surroundings?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: ecosystem, habitat, balance.

Try it: Draw an ecosystem near you and connect three living things that depend on each other.