Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Smell
The nose is used for much more than respiration, as Bill Nye explains in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Smell. He shows how odor molecules influence the olfactory membranes that tell the brain what smells good or bad. Nye inserts his trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Sound
This episode of the Bill Nye the Science Guy series is noisier than usual, as the Science Guy talks about the science of sound. He discusses the waves that carry sound to human ears, making examples of school bells and stereo speakers. Nye inserts his trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Space Exploration
Many things learned through space exploration have important implications in the lives of humans. In this installment of the Bill Nye the Science Guy series, Bill Nye reveals how satellites have been used for some time to provide weather information, and are used in communications throughout the world. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Space Exploration also looks at the difficulties encountered when the objects of study are too small to be seen without instrumentation. Nye inserts his trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Insects
The Science Guy points out the difference between insects and bugs in this installment of his award-winning series. Bill Nye utilizes his special affinity for communicating with kids, and when he refers to insect eggs as the "little round things" and the larval stage as "like a worm," adults may cringe, but kids remember. His student helpers visit an insectorium during Bill Nye the Science Guy: Insects, and Nye discusses the little suits of armor that insects sport.
The gray stuff in the skull gets a once-over in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Brain. Even though no one knows exactly how it works, scientists do have information on the functions of some areas of the brain. Using comparisons that students can readily understand, and sprinkling in many kids' colloquialisms, Nye continues in his series of successful programs. The standup scientist is seen in a new light when he submits to an MRI, and lets students see an image of his brain.
