Science! (Thursday, 7th Period)

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Ms Frizzle waited for her class and Ellie's astronomy class on the front steps of the school. The bus waited patiently behind her, looking suspiciously like a very normal school bus. Ms Frizzle, as usual, looked nothing like a normal science teacher. Moons and planets adorned today's dress, with dangling Saturns for earrings. Her hairstyle was different today, though. Curling buns on either side of her head. When everyone had arrived, she bounced in place before throwing out her arms.

"Good afternoon, everyone! Class, I'd like you to welcome Ms Arroway's astronomy class, who will be joining us for today's field trip! Last class we were talking about the water cycle on the planet Earth. I think it's time we expanded our focus a bit." A worrying smile that should be getting familiar to her students spread across her face and her eyes lit up. "Everyone to the bus!"

[[Don't ask about the kind of day I've had. Just . . . don't ask. OCD coming up. Play away!]]

Comments

Re: The outer planets!

[getfrizzled.livejournal.com]

"Very good, Pippi!" Ms Frizzle clapped her hands together. "Pluto has been considered a planet since its discovery, but at a recent conference it was reclassified as a pluton."

Re: The outer planets!

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"How is 'Pluton' different from 'Pluto'? Appart from the 'n'..."

Re: The outer planets!

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

"Pluto is considered a 'dwarf planet' now," Ellie explained. "The IAU redefined the what a planet is, and Pluto didn't pass muster."

Re: The outer planets!

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Does that mean it can't go on the scary rides?"

Re: The outer planets!

[stargazer-ellie.livejournal.com]

Ellie smiled. "Right, it's not tall enough to go on the roller coaster."

Re: The outer planets!

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Why'd they do it?"