Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Plants
The diverse world of plants is the topic of this episode in the award-winning series Bill Nye the Science Guy. Despite the fact that plants are rooted to the ground, they are able to manufacture their own food, and some have interesting adaptations to keep from being eaten. Bill Nye introduces these plants and others, including ones that trap and eat insects. He brings his usual humorous touches to the program to keep the science information entertaining, including kid-pleasing graphics and odd camera angles.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Mammals
Bill Nye the Science Guy takes on mammals in this episode of the series that has kids laughing as they learn. Nye's experience as a standup comic gives his brand of science education a certain coolness, and young science students usually don't mind sitting through his programs. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Mammals offers definitions and discussions of what mammals are (they have hair, feed milk to their young, and generally stick around to take care of their babies, for example) ..
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Oceanography
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Oceanography teaches students about the importance of ocean currents in this entertaining discussion, which mixes a lot of laughter in with the science. In this program, Nye reveals how volcanoes are the source of the ocean's water, and are also the reason why the seas are salty. He talks about the ways in which global climate is affected by ocean currents
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.
