Bill Nye Videos - Overviews

Bill Nye Videos - Overviews Amphibians—Being called “cold-blooded” is no Blood & Circulation—Bill Nye becomes a real insult to these creatures! The Science Guy heartthrob when he talks, about the not-so-wimpy explains how amphibians can live both on land and organ, the heart. Valves, blood cells, and the in water, and describes the mysterious process of circulatory system work together to pump it up…the metamorphosis. heart, that is. Animal Locomotion—Bill checks out a millipede Bones & Muscles—Bill Nye bones up on the who walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 things that give the body its shape and movement. feet, and other creatures who move around without Bill muscles in to find out about x-rays, the healing a leg to stand on. of broken bones, bone marrow, and the body’s joints. Archaeology—Bill digs into the fascinating science of archaeology, the study of those who lived before Buoyancy—Bill Nye takes to the sky in a hot air us. Plus, “Home Improvement’s Richard Karn balloon and goes SCUBA diving in the Seattle checks out some ancient “Tool Time” –style Aquarium to explain why objects like boats, helium, artifacts. and balloons are buoyant. Architecture—Bill uses the “Dollhouse of Science Caves—Join Bill as he explores the fascinating to demonstrate how architects design buildings. world of caves! You never know what kind of living Then he travels to Japan to learn how pagodas are things you’ll run into in a cave. Surviving in built to withstand earthquakes. complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of Atmosphere—There’s something in the air as Bill life—it’s a whole different world where the sun don’t Nye the Science Guy talks about atmosphere and shine. how it protects the Earth. Bill soars into the heavy topic matter of atmospheric air pressure and radio Cells—Mad scientist Bill Nye CELLebrates the waves. basic unit that makes up all living organisms—the cell. The exCELLent program zooms in on DNA Atoms—What’s the ‘big’ deal about atoms? and creatures like amoebas and paramecium. They’re too small to see with our eyes, so what good are they? Bill Nye explains how atoms Chemical Reactions—Have a blast a Bill Nye combine to form molecules in this fascinating explains that everything is made of chemicals. program. Guest star Candace Cameron (“Full House”) shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a Balance—Bill Nye’s the center of attention when chemical reaction. Together they extinguish a he talks about the center of gravity and its effect on “tornado fire.” balance. Climates—Bill delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia Biodiversity—In any given environment there are and bananas from humid Costa Rico, all to explain hundreds of varieties of plants and animals living different climates. Nana Zolbrod from the together, creating ecosystems. Bill Nye literally University of Washington, Department of Forestry, sets up office in an ocean, forest, and field to takes to the woods to learn about past climates by commune with nature and show what happens studying core samples from ancient trees. when one link falls out of nature’s chain. Deserts—Bill visits the Sonoran desert—and has a Birds—Fly the coop with Bill Nye the Science Guy close encounter of the camel kind—while exploring as he explores his fascination with birds. Bill the ecosystem and demonstrating how its native shows us how these feathery friends stay airborne, plants and animals flourish. Wendy Hodgson of the where they live, and what they eat. Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix visits. Bill Nye Videos - Overviews Digestion—Host Bill Nye explains to viewers how Fish—Take a dive underwater with Bill Nye the the body’s digestive system is like a fine-tuned Science Guy when he studies fish. Explore the machine that turns food into energy. Bill depths and discover how they breathe, grow, and demonstrates the process with a steam engine that survive in the wet. runs on corn flakes. Flowers—Guest Drew Barrymore shows that Do-It-Yourself-Science—Who knows better than flowers are more than just pretty faces: they make Bill Nye the Science Guy that you can demonstrate seeds, play a key role in pollination, and help plants big scientific ideas with small experiments. Get a to reproduce. lesson in “Do-It-Yourself-Science” from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct experiments. Fluids—What do syrup, milkshakes, and air have in common? They’re all fluids, or stuff that can Earthquakes—Bill Nye is trembling in his boots squish, flow, move, or mosey out of the way without when he explains earthquakes! Find out what you breaking or separating. should have on hand in case of a quake and visit with scientists who study and measure Food Web—Bill Nye becomes tangled in a earthquakes. complex food web to discover that all living things depend on other living things to survive. Bill talks Earth’s Crust—Actress Jenna von Oy (“Blossom”) to children nationwide who are improving their guest stars in this episode, which finds Bill Nye environment, while a Mt. St. Helens ecologist going to the depths of the Earth (literally) to explain shows the rebirth of the area’s ecosystem. how the Earth’s surface and its inner mantle differ. Forensics—Join the Science Guy as he explores Earth’s Seasons—Bill Nye the Science Guy goes the world of forensic science. Learn how detectives full “tilt” to give the reason for the seasons. His reconstruct events using bloodhounds, fingerprints, worldly perspective shows why, when it’s winter in and DNA. Did you know that scientists can identify America, it’s summer in Australia. a person using only blood or a flake of skin? Electrical Current—Get amped up when Bill Nye Fossils—Track down dinosaur footprints with the Science Guy explains watts up with electricity. paleontologist Grace Irby and travel to the La Brea Learn how electricity makes the world a brighter Tar Pits to see what’s underneath all that tar. place. Friction—Bill illustrates how various types of Energy—This episode is sure to rev things up transportation utilize friction. Learn to build a when it covers water, muscles, heat, light, sound, hovercraft in your spare time and discover how and other types of energy. See how to conduct slugs’ slime helps them stick and move across home experiments that will transform potential surfaces. energy into kinetic energy and use falling water to make energy. Genes—Did you know that humans have about 80,000 genes? They determine everything from Erosion—The planet looks a lot different than it did hair color to whether or not you can roll your when it formed 4.5 billion years ago. Erosion can tongue! Come along as Bill explores the world of make slow, almost invisible modifications, or DNA. sudden, drastic alterations of the landscape. Either way, the forces of erosion will always be at work. Germs—Bill’s knowledge on the subject of germs is positively contagious! Using foam models, he Eyeball—Siskel and Ebert give two thumbs up as illustrates the various types of germs and “Mama Bill studies the body’s window to the world—the Crust” motivates kids to brush their teeth, wash eyeball. Bill interviews a seeing-eye dog-trainer their hands, and cut way back on picking their and a virtual reality designer, and he shows us how noses. a 3-D movie works. Bill Nye Videos - Overviews Gravity—Have you ever wondered what holds the Magnetism—In this episode, Bill Nye shows all ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be round? Host Bill Nye answers these and other found. In fact, the Earth is a huge magnet! Find questions about the Earth’s gravity in this episode. out how to make a compass and why opposites attract. Heart—Ya Gotta Have Heart—and Bill Nye tells us why! He’ll check out this important muscular Mammals—They’re (sometimes) big, they’re hairy, pump’s function with the United States Navy’s Blue and they’re warm blooded. From human being to Angels and Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez. moose, from cats to rats, Bill Nye the Science Guy explains what it takes to be in the mammal family. Heat—Bill Nye really radiates in this sizzling episode. Bill flies a glider plane on a buoyant natural current of rising hot air. Marine Mammals—Marine mammals may look like big fish, but Bill Nye the Science Guy explains how Insects—Bill explores the mysterious world of they’re more like humans. Listen closely to hear insects and talks to special guest Queen Latifah, mammals communicate underwater and find out who’s abuzz about her favorite Queens…bees. how they live in oceans all around the world. The lab kids explore an insectarium and go digging for insect fossils. Measurement—Telescopes, microscopes, radar, stethoscopes, thermometers, Geiger counters, Inventions—All day long our lives are made easier scales, barometers (not to mention the humble by inventions, but all inventions are not carefully ruler) are all used to compare stuff and make planned—some come about by accident! Bill observations. We can measure the smallest atom examines the process of inventing, with help from or the largest galaxy! actor Samuel L. Jackson. Momentum—In this moving episode, Bill Nye Invertebrates—These “spineless wonders” far shows how weight and speed affect momentum. outnumber those of us animals with backbones.

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