Nye, Bill

Describes the heart and its function in the human body. Explains the effects of exertion and excitement on the heart.

Host Bill Nye the Science Guy explores friction, the force that resists motion when things rub together. Explores the energy generated by friction and how reducing the amount of friction makes a surface feel slippery. Features a demonstration on how to make your own hover craft at home.

Host Bill Nye discusses the climate and presents basic information such as how water ends up in the atmosphere and what holds heat on Earth.

Bill takes to the sky in a hot-air balloon and goes scuba diving in the Seattle Aquarium to explain why things like boats, helium, and balloons are buoyant. Demonstrates two experiments on buoyancy.

Explores the diversity of life on planet Earth. Examines life in an ocean, a forest, and a field. Shows the results when one link is removed from nature's chain of life.

Host Bill Nye the Science Guy reveals answers to various questions about the atmosphere. Discusses the five different levels in the atmosphere and how the atmosphere protects the Earth. Includes an examination of atmospheric pressure and radio waves.

"Bill Nye teaches algebraic principles such as fractions, exponents and proportions in colorful and unexpected ways...[S]tudents can discover how algebra relates to the world around us."--Container.

In this video Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystemsand the importance of small organisms such as coral, plankton, and kelp. Marine biologist Karen Montano takes a troop of kids to explore tide pools, which she calls "nurseries of the sea", and meet the water creatures living in these shallow pools. This video discusses plankton as well as the eating habits of the baleen whales. This video also contains an experiment to illustrate the filtering function of the baleen in a whale's mouth.