With more than 28 Emmys ® and a slew of other prestigious awards, Disney's resident way-cool scientist knows how to get kids fired up about science. Whether you're learning about earth science or engaging in a complex discussion about genetics, Bill Nye's enthusiasm for all things science is contagious.
Bill Nye goes planet-gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets. Cool home demo shows how to make Mars soil.
Bill Nye visits Hoover Dam and takes to jack hammering concrete blocks to explore different types of pressure, while special equipment enables him to scuba dive and explain the effects of pressure underwater. Winner of the 2005 Teacher's Choice Award and Learning Magazine Award.
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.
You won't take it for granite when Bill Nye unearths the solid facts on volcanoes, landslides, tectonic plates, rivers, and weather, and their varied effects on the creation of rocks and soil.
Using a whimsical model made of a tiny staircase, wind-up penguins, and a bicycle tire, Bill Nye demonstrates the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
Bill Nye illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains and the roll of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles, to the lack of friction in a hovercraft.
Bill Nye delivers hot sand from Saudi Arabia and bananas from humid Costa Rica, all to explain how different climates are created and how they affect our planet.
