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Meets Molly Cule

From The Magic School Bus · 1997

Meets Molly Cule
26 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

The class shrinks smaller than ever to meet the molecules that make up everything. They learn that all matter is built from tiny particles too small to see.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The class shrinks smaller than ever to meet the molecules that make up everything.

  1. What is everything around you made of, deep down?
  2. Why can't we see a single molecule?
  3. How can the same tiny pieces make so many different things?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: molecule, matter, particle.

Try it: Explain how ice, water, and steam can all be made of the same molecules.