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Bill Nye the Science Bill Nye the Science Guy Original Series – 100 Titles Eyes of Nye – 13 Titles Way Cool Games of Science Life Science – 5 Titles Earth Science – 3 Titles Physical Science – 3 Titles Free Shipping/Handling Public Performance Rights Included Original Series Features Include: Adaptable Format: Access Bill Nye on any DVD-equipped computer or DVD player. Fully Chaptered: Save valuable classroom time - zero in on the exact content you want with the clips correlated to science standards! Bonus Footage: More Bill Nye than ever before: includes never-before-seen segments, interviews and demos! Interactive Glossary: Handy definitions of key terms you can access right from the program! Assessment: Interactive Science Quiz on every DVD tests student knowledge. Accessible Features: Bill Nye is more accessible than ever - includes Closed-captioning and Spanish translations! Screensaver: Customize you computer's desktop with an original Bill Nye screen saver! Outstanding teacher support: Each DVD includes a complete Teacher's Guide and Lesson Plan, PLUS extension activities and hands-on classroom experiments and internet links. Title Description DVD Being called “cold-blooded” is no insult to these creatures! The Science Guy 77A51VL00 Amphibians explains how amphibians can live both on land and in water, and the mysterious $49.95 process of metamorphosis. Animal Bill checks out a millipede that walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 77A56VL00 Locomotion feet, and other creatures that move around without a leg to stand on! $49.95 Archaeology Bill digs into the fascinating science of archaeology, the study of those who 77A01VL00 lived before us. $49.95 Architecture Bill uses the “Dollhouse of Science” to demonstrate how architects design 77A36VL00 buildings. Then, he travels to Japan to learn how pagodas are built to withstand $49.95 earthquakes. Atmosphere There’s something in the air as Bill Nye the Science Guy talks about 77A21VL00 atmosphere, its five different levels, and how it protects the Earth. Bill soars $49.95 into the heavy topic of atmospheric air pressure and radio waves. Atoms What’s the “big” deal about atoms? They’re too small to see with our eyes, so 77A02VL00 what good are they? Bill Nye explains how atoms combine to form molecules in $49.95 this fascinating program. Balance Bill Nye’s the center of attention when he talks about the center of gravity and 77A03VL00 its effect on balance. $49.95 Biodiversity In any given environment there are hundreds of varieties of plants and animals 77C10VL00 living together, creating ecosystems. Bill Nye literally sets up office in an $49.95 ocean, a forest, and a field to commune with nature and show what happens when one link falls out of nature’s chain. Birds Fly the coop with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explores his fascination with 77A31VL00 birds. Bill shows us how these feathery friends stay airborne, where they live, $49.95 and what they eat. Blood & Bill Nye becomes a real heartthrob when he talks about that not-so-wimpy 77A04VL00 Circulation organ, the heart. Valves, blood cells, and the circulatory system work together $49.95 to pump it up…the heart, that is. Bones & Bill bones up on the things that give the body its shape and movement. He 77A05VL00 Muscles muscles in to give more than just the bare bones about X-rays, the healing of $49.95 broken bones, bone marrow, and the body’s joints. Brain In this thought-provoking episode some very tricky optical illusions show that 77A70VL00 the brain doesn’t always correctly interpret what it sees. Check out Bill Nye $49.95 from a whole new angle when he gets an M.R.I. of his brain. Buoyancy Bill Nye takes to the sky in a hot air balloon and goes scuba diving in the Seattle 77A06VL00 Aquarium to explain why objects like boats, helium, and balloons are buoyant. $49.95 Caves Join Bill as he explores the fascinating, spooky, bizarre world of caves! You 77A64VL00 never know what kind of living things you’ll run into in a cave, either. $49.95 Surviving in complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life – it’s a whole different world where the sun doesn’t shine. Cells Mad scientist Bill Nye CELLebrates the basic unit that makes up all living 77A26VL00 organisms – the cell. This excellent program zooms in on DNA and creatures $49.95 like amoebas and paramecia. Chemical Have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to explain that 77A07VL00 Reactions everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron (“Full House”) $49.95 shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a chemical reaction. Together, they extinguish a “tornado of fire.” Climates Bill delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia and bananas from humid Costa Rica, 77A22VL00 all to explain how different climates are created and how they affect our planet. $49.95 Comets & More than just high-speed space chunks, comets and meteors carry important 77A24VL00 Meteors information about the history of our Universe. A comet or meteoroid has hit $49.95 every planet and moon we’ve discovered – in fact, the Earth’s impact with comets and meteors may have created the oceans, caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, or brought life to Earth! Communication Listen up as Bill Nye the Science Guy shows how it’s E Z 2 C the difference 77A71VL00 between human and animal communication. It’s the signs and symbols that $49.95 people use to pass information that sets them apart. See how the expressiveness of American Sigh Language enables people with hearing impairments to communicate. Computers Former Vice President Al Gore helps Bill trace the evolution of these amazing 77A75VL00 machines, from early models that took up entire rooms to the personal laptop $49.95 that fits in your briefcase. Deserts Bill travels to Arizona’s stunning Sonoran desert – and has a close encounter of 77A46VL00 the camel kind – while exploring this unique ecosystem and demonstrating the $49.95 special ways its native plants and animals flourish. Digestion Host Bill Nye explains to viewers how the body’s digestive system is like a fine- 77A08VL00 tuned machine that turns food into energy. Bill demonstrates the process with a $49.95 steam engine that runs on cornflakes. Dinosaurs Robin Leach (“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”) and John Ratzenberger 77C03VL00 (“Cheers”) drop by to help Bill Nye take a closer look at dinosaurs and what has $49.95 been discovered about the lifestyles of the big and extinct. Do-It-Yourself Who knows better than Bill Nye the Science Guy that you can demonstrate big 77A37VL00 Science scientific ideas with small experiments? Get a lesson in “Do-It-Yourself $49.95 Science” from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct scientific experiments. Earthquakes Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the Science Guy 77A63VL00 trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them! Find out what makes $49.95 big pieces of the Earth’s crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake. Bill also visits with scientists who study and measure earthquakes. Earth’s Crust Actress Jenna von Oy (“Blossom”) guest stars in this episode, which finds Bill 77A09VL00 Nye going to the depths of the earth (literally) to explain how the Earth’s surface $49.95 and its inner mantle differ. Earth’s Seasons Bill Nye the Science Guy goes full tilt to give the reasons for the seasons. His 77A62VL00 worldly perspective shows why when it’s winter in America, it’s summer in $49.95 Australia. Electrical Get amped when Bill Nye the Science Guy gets a charge explaining watts up 77A10VL00 Current with electricity. Learn how electricity makes the world a brighter place. $49.95 Energy This spirited episode is sure to rev thins up when it covers water, muscles, heat, 77A18VL00 light, sound, and other types of energy that make things go, run, or happen. See $49.95 how to conduct home experiments that will transform potential energy into kinetic energy and use falling water to make energy. Erosion The planet looks a lot different than it did when it formed four and a half billion 77A42VL00 years ago. Erosion can make slow, almost invisible modifications, or sudden, $49.95 drastic alterations of the landscape. Either way, the forces of erosion will always be at work giving Earth a facelift. Evolution Bill Nye compares primordial to present when he dabbles with Darwin and looks 77C05VL00 at his genes in this evolutionary program. Explore the surprising similarities $49.95 shared by all living things. Eyeball Siskel and Ebert are on hand to give two thumbs-up as Bill Nye the Science Guy 77A29VL00 focuses his attention on the body’s window to the world—the eyeball. Bill $49.95 interviews a Seeing Eye dog trainer and a virtual reality designer, and demonstrates how a 3-D movie works. Farming Farmer Bill discovers why farmers really dig their soil, and Chris Ballew, of the 77A47VL00 rock group Presidents of the United States of America, sings a special version of $49.95 the band’s hit, “Peaches.” Fish Take a dive underwater with Bill Nye the Science Guy when he studies fish. 77A54VL00 Explore the depths with these submerged creatures and discover how they $49.95 breathe, grow, and survive in the wet. Flight With the help of his team of young scientists and some common household 77A11VL00 items, Bill Nye demonstrates how airplanes, birds, and helicopters create $49.95 differences in air pressure to develop lift for flying.
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