Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Marine Mammals
Aren't marine mammals just like fish? How do they keep warm in the cold seas? How do they feed their young? The Science Guy has all the answers in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Marine Mammals, and he tells his student audience that marine mammals have more in common with humans than they do with fish.
Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave
From three-time Oscar winner Nick Park come Wallace and Gromit--"The coolest claymation couple since Gumby met Pokey" (Entertainment Weekly). Join the eccentric, cheese-loving inventor and his brilliant, faithful companion as they muddle through suspense-filled misadventures in outrageous, original and ever-endearing style. Soon to be a CBS/Fox video release. Full color photos.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Heart
The heart is one muscle that never seems to get tired, despite all the hard work it does, all day and all night. In this episode of the popular series, Bill Nye the Science Guy: Heart looks at this organ, no bigger than a fist, that moves blood throughout the body. Nye, a former standup comedian, takes a subject that might bore many students, and instills his own brand of excitement and energy.
The only way scientists can study dinosaurs is by their fossils. Bill Nye gives his spin on dinosaurs and theories about their extinction in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Dinosaurs. The big creatures didn't leave much else behind, but the bones tell interesting stories. Drawing on his experience as a stand-up comic, Nye keeps his show light, but the science instruction is formidable. He shows how the dinosaur bones were protected by substances such as mud or sand, and explains the process by which they absorbed minerals.
How do birds fly? How do planes lift off? What about helicopters? In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Flight, the standup scientist explains the forces that make flight possible. Students have no difficulty relating to Bill Nye because he speaks their language, and seems to be even sillier than they are. His bad jokes are entertaining, and his experience as a standup comedian is invaluable for holding kids' attention.
