The kids in Ms. Frizzle's class learn lessons about space rocks when they board the Magic School Bus, now a space-bus, to try to head off a huge asteroid that is heading directly for Walker Elementary School.
Explains what comets are, how they are formed, and how their unusual orbits bring them into earth's view at predictable intervals, with a special focus on Halley's comet.
Describes the sightings of Halley's comet throughout history and how its movements were definitively charted by the astronomer whose name it bears. Also discusses the composition of comets and their relationship to the earth, other famous comets, and the return of Halley's comet in 1986.
Describes the general characteristics of comets and gives a brief history of Halley's comet discussing its expected reappearance in late 1985-early 1986.
Presents the life of the seventeenth-century scientist who made predictions about the comet which bears his name and discusses many other important scientific contributions he made.
Describes in simple terms the meteors, comets, and asteroids that are part of our solar system and discusses the various theories concerning their origin and their effect on life on Earth.
