Magic School Tv Show Essay

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I watched the educational tv show called the Magic School Bus. This show involves a teacher (Ms. Frizzle) and her students going on virtual bus rides. The bus can magically transform into a plane, submarine, spaceship or surfboard. Ms. Frizzle and her students go on fun field trips that teaches them about science. The episode I watched involved Ms. Frizzle and her students having a field trip down the digestive tract of one her students. This episode teaches children the processes of the digestive system and what happens during each stage of the digestive system. The overall purpose of this show is to encourage children to get involve in exploring different topics of science. The characters of this show are always eager to learn about new science topics that their teacher proposes. They seem excited to get messy with whatever they are exploring. Another hidden aspect of the show is that the students in Ms. …show more content…

The show makes exploring science fun. In other words, I believe if children see how much fun the characters are having exploring different science topics then it would be fun for them as viewers. As a result, children can learn from this show. I personally, got a better grasp of how the digestive system works due to the simple explanations. Seeing repeated visuals of digestive system helped with grasping the concept. Something that I like about the Magic school bus show is the idea that characters physically would explore whatever system they were talking about and do a recap of what system they just explored. In addition, to what their feelings and response were. To add value to this show, the show encourages children to get involve in science. For example, the characters of the show illustrate that science can be messy by wearing protective gear to do their exploring. Another take away is not be afraid of making mistakes because others can help you

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