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21) Birds
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom ed. DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Talks about the many types of birds that exist, how they fly, their incredible eyesigh, how they evolved from ancient reptiles and the differences and similarities between birds and humans.
22) Volcanoes
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed. DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye discusses how volcanoes erupt, how they're formed, and more.
23) Food web
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Science Guy talks about the food web and the relationship among all living things. He stresses the importance of plants in the food chain but demonstrates how we all are a part of the web and how a missing piece can cause problems for all.
24) Gravity
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Widescreen and full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy explores the science of safety by going behind the scenes at Underwriters Laboratories and discovering how products that use electricity are fire-tested to ensure they meet safety standards. By explaining the science of fire, including the roles heat, fuel, and oxygen play, Bill demonstrates how fire can be helpful as well as destructive.
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye becomes a real heart-throb when he talks about the not-so-wimpy organ, the heart. Valves, blood cells and the circulatory system work together to pump it up ... the heart, that is.
28) Caves
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Join Bill as he explores the ... world of caves! In Caves, you never know what kind of living things you'll run into. 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"--Container.
29) Smell
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Smell, discover how the human sense of smell helps us interpret our environment and react to the things around us by letting us know when new smells are nearby"--Container.
30) Storms
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the sub polar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
Series
Eyes of Nye volume 13
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Find out how scientists measure climate change, see how carbon dioxide affects the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, and hear about the role of fossil fuels"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed. DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Whether they crawl, fly, run, or hitch a ride, animals move around. Animals move to get food, to escape from being another animal's food, to find mates, to find a home, and to just plain survive. Animals have developed all sorts of different ways to get their rears in gear.
33) Fossils
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed. DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
34) Brain
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Some very tricky optical illusions show that the brain doesn't always correctly interpret what the eyes see. Check out Bill Nye from a whole new angle when he gets an M.R.I. of his brain"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Space Exploration, Bill examines the "final frontier" and shows the tools humans invent to explore space. Meet Dr. Linda Horn, a NASA scientist who's helping to develop the Cassini spacecraft - destination Saturn!
36) Time
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Time, Bill shows how humans measure time with the help of "Beverly Hills 90210" heartthrob Ian Ziering and comedienne Ellen Cleghorne. When he's not demonstrating how to make a water clock, Bill is explaining Einstein's Theory of Relativity"--Container.
37) Cells
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the basic unit that makes up all living organisms--the cell. Looks at DNA and microscopic creatures like amoebas and paramecia.
38) Earthquakes
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the Science Guy trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them. In Earthquakes, find out what makes big pieces of the Earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake"--Container.
39) Earth's seasons
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Nye the Science Guy goes full tilt to give the reasons for the seasons. In Earth's Seasons, his worldly perspective show's why it's winter in America when it's summer in Australia"--Container.
40) Dinosaurs
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Classroom ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Robin Leach and John Ratzenberger drop by to help Bill Nye take a closer look at dinosaurs and what has been discovered about the lifestyles of the big and extinct"--Container.