Nye, Bill

This video explains how pressure, air resistance, and the Earth's gravitational force make storms, bowling balls, and planet Earth all move in a circle. This video also gives the definition of centripetal force, the definition ofcentrifugal force, and an experiment to show the effect of spinning on a design. The inside cover and paper inset contain an experiment to demonstrate centripetal and centrifugal forces and an experiment to display the visual effects of spinning objects. This video is closed captioned.

In this video Bill Nye tracks the origins of rivers and streams and shows what impact rivers and streams have on the lives of humans. This video includes a music video parody of the song "Take Me to the River". This program also shows how meandering rivers flow in an "S" shape and cut into riverbanks. This video contains an experiment to observe the settling properties of different materials.

In this video Bill Nye uses comedy to present information on oceanog raphy. Bill Nye explains why oceans are salty and explores the ocean currents. The video contains an experiment to see why ocean temperature is more constant than air temperature, an experiment to see whether salt makes water more dense, and a music parody of the Beach Boy's "California Girls".

In this video Bill Nye explains how marine mammals are like human be ings by the way they communicate with other mammals underwater and the fact thatthey breathe air. Bill Nye also shows how marine mammals have found ways to livein oceans all around the world and explains that blubber is a layer of fat whichis like rubber under the skin. This program contains an experiment to demonstrate the insulating properties of fat.

In this video Bill Nye uses comedy to present information on mammals.Bill discusses the common characteristics of mammals including: mammals have hair or fur, mammals are warm-blooded (their body maintains its temperature), mammals nurse their young, mammals breathe oxygen, and mammals get their body heat from the energy in the food they eat. This video contains an experiment to demonstrate the sense of smell. The inside cover and paper inset contain an experiment to determine if a mammal's ears would aid in cooling the skin and an experiment to demonstrate how evaporation is cooling.

In this video Bill Nye uses comedy to present information on insects.The lab kids go exploring at an insectorium and go digging for insect fossils. This video discusses the anatomy of an insect and an insect's life stages. This program also contains the definition of metamorphosis and explains what an exoskeleton looks like on an insect. This video contains an experiment to observe fruit flies and fly eggs in a jar as well as a music video parody of Bjork's "Human Behavior" entitled "Insect Behavior".

Bill Nye uses comedy to present information on transportation. He discusses ways humans get from place to place as well as how the building of paths, roads, boats, trains, and cars have both helped and caused destruction. Destruction issues involve air and noise pollution as well as ecological destruction. This video contains an experiment to make a vehicle for water transportation moved by a propeller and a music video parody of Coolio's "Fantastic Voyage" entitled "The Move Groove".

In this video Bill Nye explains how fish breathe, grow, and survive in the water. This video also explains that fish have lived on Earth for 400 million years, that the backbone in a fish is similar to a human skeleton, that fishuse gills to breathe oxygen, and that oxygen comes from water, plants, and waves. This video also contains a music video parody of Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" called "Sole Man" performed by two characters named Swam & Dive.

Explores the desert ecosystem and demonstrates how its native plants and animals flourish. Features an interactive question-and-answer format and hands-on activities.