Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Wind
What causes wind? Storms? Why are there powerful winds on a day when there are no clouds in the sky? Why do we get gentle winds some days, and blustery, annoying winds on another? According to Bill Nye, the sun's energy controls all the wind on Earth. In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Wind, he demonstrates how it all works, in a way that the average ten-year-old can readily understand. Hot air, cold air, and the spinning Earth work together to produce varying velocities of wind.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Wetlands
The important role of wetlands in the environment is the subject of this episode of the series, as Bill Nye needs boots to get into the thick of things. These swampy, boggy regions may seem less glamorous than other areas, but many animals make their homes here, where there is plenty of food. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Wetlands also considers the valuable help that wetlands provide to control erosion and flooding.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Volcanoes
Volcano eruptions can be one of the most spectacular events in Earth science, and Bill Nye is ready to tell his target audience of fourth and fifth graders how and why they occur. It all has to do with those plates that are constantly moving all over the Earth's mantle, and the very hot rock that flows underneath. Using flashy graphics, demonstrations, and anything else he can find, Nye shows students the three kinds of volcanoes and the havoc they can cause.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Time
Can Bill Nye explain Einstein's theory of relativity to ten and 11-year-olds in less than 30 minutes? Tune in to this episode of his series, Bill Nye the Science Guy: Time, to find out, and to see how he manages to fit in two special guests, Ian Ziering of Beverly Hills 90210 and Ellen Cleghorne, comedian. Nye tells his audience how humans first began keeping track of time, what this timekeeping was based on, and why it was necessary.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: The Sun
The sun is one of those things young students tend to take for granted, perhaps complaining when it's too hot, or that it's too gloomy when cloud cover obscures its light. Under the Science Guy's tutelage, the sun should get a little more respect. In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Sun, Bill Nye harnesses all his energy and power to explain why the sun's activities are so important to humans and to all life on Earth.
