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1) Volcanoes
Series
Language
English
Description
The Science Guy considers the origins of volcanoes and why they erupt. His demonstrations include different types and shapes of volcanoes and the role of plate tectonics in developing these landforms. Features include demonstrations of the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and live-action footage of recent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helen's. Motion media captures the intensity of lava flow from shield volcanoes and the dynamics of land...
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, and find out that rhinoceroses once lived in Nebraska. Bill also tracks down dinosaur footprints with paleontologist Grace Irby and travels to the La Brea Tar Pits to see what's underneath all that tar"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Classroom edition.
Language
English
Description
"Follow Bill Nye in Forests, when he goes swinging through the trees in Washington, Florida, Texas, and California, to bring viewers close to the tallest and possibly oldest living things in the world. Examine a real forest fire to see how it benefits a forest's ecosystem"--Container.
8) Atmosphere
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
The Science Guy talks about the atmosphere. He discusses the various layer, the importance of those layers and why we need to take care of our air.
10) Water cycle
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Language
English
Description
Did you know that most of the water on the planet is the same water that's been here since the Earth formed? In WATER CYCLE, Bill uses a whimsical model to demonstrate the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
11) The Moon
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In THE MOON, learning about Earth's natural satellite is an out-of-this-world experience as loony Bill Nye illuminates the orbit and phases of the moon.
12) The Planets
Series
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In THE PLANETS, Bill Nye gets up close and personal with each of the solar system's planets and moons. Bill goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets.
16) Gravity
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Perhaps you've thought about what holds humans to the ground? Host Bill Nye provides the explanation for these and other questions about the Earth's gravity.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Classroom edition.
Language
English
Description
In Forensics, join Bill as he explores the world of forensic science. Learn how detectives reconstruct events from the past using bloodhounds, fingerprints, and DNA. Did you know that scientists can identify a person using only a drop of blood or a flake of skin?
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Classroom edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Measurement, see some of our most important tools used for measuring. Telescopes, spectroscopes, microscopes, stethoscopes, radar, thermometers, scales, barometers -- not to mention the humble ruler -- are all used to compare stuff in our universe and make observations"--Container.
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