Bill Nye the Science Guy, Vol. 1
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Description
With 28 Emmys and a slew of other prestigious awards, Disney's resident way-cool scientist knows how to get kids fired up about science. From Earth science to complex discussions on genetics, Bill Nye's enthusiasm for all things science is contagious.
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- EPISODE 1
Animal Locomotion
Check out a millipede who walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 feet, and other creatures who move around without a leg to stand on!
Check out a millipede who walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 feet, and other creatures who move around without a leg to stand on!
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- EPISODE 2
Digestion
Bill Nye explains to viewers how the body's digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy.
Bill Nye explains to viewers how the body's digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy.
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- EPISODE 3
Evolution
Bill Nye compares primordial to present when he dabbles with Darwin and looks at his genes in this evolutionary program.
Bill Nye compares primordial to present when he dabbles with Darwin and looks at his genes in this evolutionary program.
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- EPISODE 4
Flowers
Bill Nye shows that flowers are more than just pretty faces. They make seeds, play a key role in pollination, and help plants to reproduce.
Bill Nye shows that flowers are more than just pretty faces. They make seeds, play a key role in pollination, and help plants to reproduce.
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- EPISODE 5
Food Web
Watch Bill Nye become tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive.
Watch Bill Nye become tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive.
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- EPISODE 6
Genes
Join Bill Nye as he explores the chromosomal world of DNA and visits a veterinarian from Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo who helps save endangered animals using gene technology.
Join Bill Nye as he explores the chromosomal world of DNA and visits a veterinarian from Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo who helps save endangered animals using gene technology.
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Heart
Bill Nye will check out this important muscular pump's function in the body by pulling nine "Gs" with the United States Navy's Blue Angels and chatting with Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez.
Bill Nye will check out this important muscular pump's function in the body by pulling nine "Gs" with the United States Navy's Blue Angels and chatting with Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez.
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- EPISODE 8
Lakes & Ponds
Bodies of water surrounded by land on all sides are called lakes if they're large and ponds if they're small. Where does all that water come from? Bill Nye ponders this and many other freshwater questions in this exciting program.
Bodies of water surrounded by land on all sides are called lakes if they're large and ponds if they're small. Where does all that water come from? Bill Nye ponders this and many other freshwater questions in this exciting program.
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- EPISODE 9
Mammals
They're (sometimes) big, they're hairy, and they're warm-blooded. From human to moose and from cat to rat, Bill Nye explains what it takes to be in the mammal family.
They're (sometimes) big, they're hairy, and they're warm-blooded. From human to moose and from cat to rat, Bill Nye explains what it takes to be in the mammal family.
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- EPISODE 10
Ocean Life
Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of organisms such as coral, plankton, and kelp.
Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of organisms such as coral, plankton, and kelp.
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Plants
Bill Nye branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants, such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds.
Bill Nye branches out and gets to the root of the matter to explain wild things about plants, such as how they breathe, make food, defend themselves, and move their seeds.
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Populations
A peep of chickens, a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, and a crowd of people – they’re all populations! Bill Nye explores how these living groups compete for food, homes, and space.
A peep of chickens, a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, and a crowd of people – they’re all populations! Bill Nye explores how these living groups compete for food, homes, and space.
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- EPISODE 13
Respiration
Bill Nye gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Discover how to measure how much air each breath contains and make a model lung in a nifty home experiment.
Bill Nye gets aerobic about the importance of respiration when he jogs, bikes, swims, and scuba dives. Discover how to measure how much air each breath contains and make a model lung in a nifty home experiment.
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- EPISODE 14
Probability
There is a good chance this will be one of Bill Nye's best episodes! If fact, he'll probably make the complicated concept of probability very simple to understand, while showing how it allows us to predict events.
There is a good chance this will be one of Bill Nye's best episodes! If fact, he'll probably make the complicated concept of probability very simple to understand, while showing how it allows us to predict events.