08x01 - The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

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Hi there.

I hope you're ready
for an unusual adventure.

Ah!

We're going to visit
an incredible world

That you've probably
never seen before.

We're here,
in calaveras county, california,

Where, hidden deep
inside the earth,

Are a series
of fascinating caverns

That have been carved
out of limestone.

Right down that hole

Is the entrance
to california caverns.

We're going into the earth

To see what the world
beneath our feet looks like.

We're taking our trip
on foot,

Which is the way many people
explore the earth,

Unless they're students
in ms. Frizzle's class.

The story of their trip
is in this book--

The magic school bus
inside the earth.

[Hoo hoo]

In ms. Frizzle's class,

We had been learning about
animals' homes

For almost a month.

We were
pretty tired of it.

Everyone was happy
when ms. Frizzle announced,

"Today we start
something new.

"We're going to study
about our earth.

"For homework,
each person must find a rock

And bring it into school."

But the next day,

Almost everyone
had some excuse.

"I guess we'll have to
go on a field trip

And collect rocks."

You never know
what will happen

On a trip
with ms. Frizzle.

Her new dress
was a trip in itself.

We drove to a field,

And suddenly the bus
began to spin like a top.

"I'm getting dizzy."

When it stopped,

We were all wearing
new clothes,

And the bus had turned into
a steam shovel.

There were shovels and picks
for everyone.

"Start digging,"
yelled ms. Frizzle,

And we began
making a huge hole.

"We'll dig through
the earth's crust,"

Said ms. Frizzle.

Before long,
we hit rock.

The friz
handed out jackhammers!

We began to break through
the hard rock.

Ms. Frizzle explained
that each stripe we saw

Was a different
kind of rock.

The tan rock
was called sandstone,

The gray stripe was shale,

And the white rock
was limestone.

We chipped off pieces
for our class rock collection.

"These are sedimentary rocks,"
said ms. Frizzle.

"Millions of years ago,
they were formed

"As sand, clay, mud,
and shells

"Got crushed
into the sediment,

"Or bottom
of the sea.

There are often fossils
in sedimentary rocks."

"Fossils!"

Just when we were
finding lots of fossils,

Ms. Frizzle said,
"back onto the bus.

We're going deeper
into the earth."

We heard rock
crumbling underneath us.

Then we were falling,
falling, and falling!

"Help!"

"Whee!"

We landed with a bump

In a huge limestone cave.

"Yay!"

"Rainwater has been dripping
down through the earth

For ages,"
said ms. Frizzle.

"The water wore away
this cave in the rock."

She also said
that the cone and icicle shapes

Were formed
by dripping water

Containing tiny bits
of limestone.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, the bus
sprouted a drill

And started boring
through the rock.

Frizzle shouted,
"follow that bus,"

And down we went,

Further into the earth.

We passed
metamorphic rock--

Rocks that were changed
from one kind to another

By heat and pressure.

Then we hit igneous rock

That was formed
billions of years ago

From melted rock
under the earth's surface.

We had dug all the way through
the earth's crust.

We got back on the bus

And zoomed toward
the center of the earth.

Then we headed out again.

"Isn't this wonderful?"
Said ms. Frizzle.

"We've driven onto
a volcanic island.

This whole island
is one big volcano."

We were nervous,

But ms. Frizzle made us
collect some rocks.

She said
they had all hardened

From melted rock
out of the volcano.

Then, suddenly,
we heard rumblings from below.

We scrambled into the bus.

The friz turned
the ignition key.

Nothing happened.

The bus would not start.

We thought
we were goners!

Red-hot lava came streaming
out of the volcano.

It flowed over the land
like a river!

Our bus went along with it
right into the sea.

When the lava
hit the water,

It made a huge cloud
of steam.

We seemed to be rising
with the steam

And floating along.

When it finally cleared,

We were back
in the school parking lot.

"See you tomorrow."

"Will the friz want reports
about our field trip?"

"Probably."

"There is always rock
under you by shirley.

"Most of the rock
in the earth's crust

"Is covered with soil
or water.

If you dig deep enough,
you will find rock."

"Where do rocks come from?
By wanda.

"Most of the solid part
of the earth

"Is made of great masses
of rock.

Small rocks are just pieces
that have broken off."

"Yay!"

"The earth's crust
by john.

"The outside of the earth

"Is a shell
of hard rock and soil.

This shell is called
the earth's crust."

"Yay!"

"What are rocks made of?
By tim.

"Rocks are made
of minerals.

"Sometimes you see tiny specks
in a rock.

These specks are minerals."

"Yay!"

It had been a weird trip.

But we got
a great rock collection

For our classroom.

Ha ha ha!
Well, after that great story,

I'm ready to go.

When my guide gets here,

We're going to
explore this cave.

I'm really excited
about this,

And a little nervous, too.

Caves are so dark
and mysterious.

Scary.

For all I know,

Practically anything
could be in there.

What do you think
we'll find in this cave?

Bats.

Rats.

Snakes.

A lot of mud.

Cave men?

Spike things
that come down.

Gold.

A troglodyte.

Stalagmites.

An alien?

A monster.

A big dragon--

With green slime
all over him--

And sharp, sharp teeth.

Ha ha ha! I wouldn't want to
be caught in the dark

With some of those things.

Maybe this is not
a good idea.

[Rocks falling]

Did you hear that?

Suzanne!

Hi, levar.

This is my friend
suzanne dennis.

She's my cave guide.

Suzanne, I'm ready.

Here we go.

Come on down, levar.

There's
a good foothold.

There?

Yeah.

Ha ha ha!

This is great.

This is fun.

The walls
are very fragile.

Don't try
to touch them.

Ok.

The best way to move
is like a cave man.

Keep your knees bent
and your arms down.

These walls
are all marble, levar.

Really?

Marble is
metamorphosed limestone.

Wow!

It's like a waterfall,
isn't it?

Wow! Look at that!

Oh, suzanne!

I was not prepared

For how beautiful
this is!

Isn't it great?

Whoa!

I've never
seen anything
like this before.

How did
this all get here?

You'd be surprised
what water can do

Given a long period
of time.

Water percolating down
through the soil,

Picking up acids,

Flowed into this cave
and dripped down,

Eating out
these cavities.

This was created
by water?

That's right, levar,

Over millions of years.

Wow.

Let's go check out
my favorite room.

I understand why you'd
never go caving alone.

I'd get lost
in these huge caverns by myself.

Right this way.

Out of the depth.

Whew!

Wow.

Suzanne, how did
these formations
get here?

All from
dripping water.

Dripping water
does this?

This is
a living cave,

Growing and forming
right around us.

What are
these big ones called?

These are stalactites.

They're formed
by the water dripping down,

Depositing little amounts
of calcite,

Growing layer upon layer
downward, drip by drip.

Calcite is a mineral.

Right. The mineral comes
right from the rock.

These are growing up
from the ground.

They're not growing up
from the ground.

The water splashing
on the floor

Is depositing calcite,

Building up
these beautiful stalagmites.

I noticed--yeah,
like over here.

This looks like
flowing water.

Yes. That's flowstone.

That's one of
my favorite formations.

It looks like
a cascading waterfall.

So smooth-looking, too,
kind of like ice cream.

I like the draperies
over here--

They're really beautiful--

Formed by flowing
and dripping water

Depositing the calcite.

There's a nice ribbon.

One droplet
ran down the wall.

Another drop ran down
in the same place,

Building up
that ribbon.

It does look
like a ribbon.

Just amazing.

Suzanne,
all of this dripping

And flowing
and forming,

How long does it take?
Weeks? Months?

You'd have to figure
an inch every 1oo years.

That's the optimum speed.

Are you kidding?

No. This is
a timeless wonderland.

There's a good foothold
right down here.

Here?

There you go.

Well, looks like
we've hit a dead end.

Not necessarily.

Today we go
right down this hole.

Ha ha ha!

You've got to
be kidding.

I see a nice passageway
right over here

Around this bend

That'll be good
to take.

You're the expert.

Suzanne.

Suzanne!

Headfirst
or feetfirst, levar?

Well, I guess
headfirst.

Here we go.

Look out below!

Ha ha ha!

This is fun.

I'm beginning
to get the hang of this.

[Music playing]

Suzanne?

Just follow the music,
levar.

[Music playing]

Wow! You've even
got music in here.

That's right,
levar.

What is this?

This is
our touching stone--
the drum.

It's a sheet
of marble.

A drum made
of marble!

It makes
great sounds.

Let's play it
together.

Yeah. Yeah, ok.

Come on up here.

Ah!

Isn't this beautiful?

I like this place.

This is one
of my special spots.

What are those?

Those are
the soda straws.

A droplet falls,
leaving a ring
of calcite.

Ring upon ring
build up these
tubular stalactites.

It's so delicate-looking.

All these formations
are very delicate.

The slightest bump
could shatter them.

I kept some broken ones
in this spot.

You should take
your glove off.

I can hold this?

Yes. I leave it here
to recycle itself.

Ah! There's the hole.

Now I see why they
call them soda straws.

Now, what are these things
with these curlicues?

Those are called
helictites.

They're unique formations.
They grow any way they want to.

No two of them
look alike.

Those are bottle brushes
over there.

They look like
bottle brushes.

My favorite here
is the flower.

Look at that
aragonite flower.

Wow.

Isn't that beautiful?

Cave coral.

It's really
crystalline-like,
isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Do you wonder what might lie
just below the surface

Where you're standing?

You might find the answer

In the deepest, darkest corner
of your library or bookstore.

Don't take
my word for it.

You probably think
I'm in a cave.

I'm in the reading rainbow
tv studio.

I'd like to tell you about
this neat book called caves.

Caves are
dark and mysterious places.

Some caves are very small.

Some are big enough to fit
the empire state building.

Inside a cave,

You'll find
stalagmites and stalactites.

Some caves
even have lakes.

There are people
who explore caves.

They're called spelunkers.

Sometimes they use ropes
to climb down into a cave.

I'm kristie donohue,
and I'd like to explore caves.

I don't know about you.

Read caves and decide
for yourself.

How would you get
to the center of the earth?

Use this book--

How to dig a hole
to the other side of the world.

The boy digs a hole
to the other side of the earth.

He uses a drill to get through
the earth's crust,

Which is hard rock
called granite.

There's boiling water and steam
inside the earth.

For that, he needed
a special diving suit.

This guy goes on
a real adventure.

I'm thomas petrykiewicz.

You can't really get to
the center of the earth,

But it's nice to know
what you would find.

Hi. Here's a riddle.

What's big or small,
any color at all,

Seen on the land
or under the sea,

And can be found
by you or me?

Rocks, and this book
is full of them--

Rock collecting.

The oldest things
you could collect are rocks.

Some are
millions of years old.

You can find rocks
anywhere,

Even in your classroom--

Like, the chalkboard
is made of slate.

There's so much to say
about this book,

But I'm out of time.

This is sally grazy

Suggesting that you
get into rock collecting.

Are we
almost there?

Yeah.

Here comes
the pack.

Here i...come.

Oh. Wait. Wait.

Oh, boy.

Ah!

Good workout, huh?

Look at it
up here.

Oh, my goodness.

It's bright.

Smell the air.
It's sweet.

I expected for it
to be dark here, too.

Come again.

Bet on it.

Bye-bye.

[Sigh]

Well, for today,

Our journey into the earth
is complete,

And even though
we didn't get to ride

On ms. Frizzle's
magical bus,

I think our trip
was still pretty magical.

If all of those surprises could
be hidden beneath our feet,

Imagine what other wonders
are waiting to be discovered

Right in front of our eyes...

Or between the covers
of a good book.

I'll see you next time.

♪ Butterfly
in the sky ♪

♪ I can go
twice as high ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can go anywhere ♪

♪ Friends to know ♪

♪ And ways to grow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ I can be anything ♪

♪ Take a look ♪

♪ It's in a book ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow ♪

♪ A reading rainbow... ♪♪

Today's reading rainbow
books are...

The magic school bus
inside the earth

By joanna cole,

Illustrated by bruce degen,

Published by
scholastic hardcover.

Caves
by roma gans,

Illustrated by
giulio maestro,

Published by thomas y. Crowell.

How to dig a hole
to the other side of the world

By faith mcnulty,
pictures by marc simont,

Published by harper & row.

Rock collecting
by roma gans,

Illustrated
by holly keller,

Published by thomas y. Crowell.