Disney Educational - BN- Bill Nye The Science Guy: Probability
The Bill Nye the Science Guy series helps create a fun atmosphere for students to learn scientific concepts. Nye's lessons are broken up with silly antics, jokes, puns, off-site visits, music, and special guests, without losing the main thrust of the subject. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Probability explores the uses of probability in a field such as weather forecasting. Nye explains that while probability is guessing, it is a very educated form of guessing.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Pseudoscience
Does Bigfoot exist? What about Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster? Do aliens come from outer space to abduct humans and perform unspeakable "tests"? The Science Guy looks at these and other scientific myths, and explains why scientists dismiss them as hoaxes. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Pseudoscience demonstrates some tests that scientists administer to check the validity of these pseudoscientific claims.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Reptiles
In this episode, the Science Guy offers a look into the cold-blooded world of reptiles. Their blood, unlike human blood, varies according to the temperature of their surroundings, which explains why snakes and lizards bask in the sun. Bill Nye inserts his trademark humor into this scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
The role of rivers and streams in the environment is the topic in this episode from the Bill Nye the Science Guy series. Bill Nye reveals how and where rivers begin, and where they eventually end up. He shows how they can support a variety of wildlife, including salmon and other fish, but that they have a destructive side too, eroding soil and flooding the land. Nye inserts his usual trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Skin
In this episode, the Science Guy explains that skin is the largest organ in the body and protects us from potential harm in many ways. He tells young science students how skin helps keep the body cool or warm, depending on the temperature outside. Without the touch receptors underneath the skin, they wouldn't be able to perform many of their everyday activities. Nye inserts his trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
