National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
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
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"From the "Bungee Zone" in British Columbia to New York Harbor's Verranzano Narrows Bridge (one of the longest suspension bridges in the world), our daredevil host, Bill Nye, goes to any length to prove the structural principles of tension and compression"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
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 subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
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!
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
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.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"They're (sometimes) big, they're hairy, and they're warm-blooded. From human beings to moose and from cats to rats, Bill Nye the Science Guy explains in Mammals what it takes to be in the mammal family"--Container.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books. This program highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye explains the process of converting the properties of food (nutrients, vitamins, minerals) into energy. He also explains food science and shows the way particular minerals or vitamins in food can be isolated, identified, and measured.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"In Plants, Science Guy Bill Nye branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds around."--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"In Communication, Bill Nye the Science Guy shows how it's E Z 2C the difference between human and animal communication. It's the signs and symbols that people use to pass information that sets human communication apart"--Container.