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Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Blood & circulation, Bill Nye becomes a real heart-throb when he talks about the not-so-wimpy organ, the heart. Valves, blood cells and the circulatory system work together to pump it up...the heart, that is.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the first program, Bill Nye demonstrates how to tell pseudoscience from science; in the second program, he presents a variety of experiments the viewer can perform at home on a variety of topics.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In INSECTS, Bill talks to special guest Queen Latifah, who's abuzz about her other favorite queens ... bees. The lab kids go exploring at an insectorium and go digging for insect fossils.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this attractive episode, MAGNETISM, Bill shows all kinds of unexpected places where magnets can be found. In fact the Earth itself is a huge magnet! Find out how to make a compass and why opposites attract.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In THE PLANETS, Bill Nye gets up close and personal with each of the solar system's planets and moons. Bill goes planet gazing and takes a serious look at Jupiter's features, Earth's elliptical orbit, and the distances between planets.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Some very tricky optical illusions show that the brain doesn't always correctly interpret what the eyes see. Check out Bill Nye from a whole new angle when he gets an M.R.I. of his brain"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Join Bill as he explores the ... world of caves! In Caves, you never know what kind of living things you'll run into. Surviving in complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life -- it's a whole different world where the sun doesn't shine"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the Science Guy trembles in his boots when he explains what causes them. In Earthquakes, find out what makes big pieces of the Earth's crust (the plates) move and what you should have on hand in case of a quake"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Bill Nye the Science Guy goes full tilt to give the reasons for the seasons. In Earth's Seasons, his worldly perspective show's why it's winter in America when it's summer in Australia"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Erosion can make slow, almost invisible modifications, or sudden, drastic alterations to the landscape. Either way, the forces of erosion will always be at work.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill digs up the dirt on ever-expanding landfills from New York to Florida. He also exposes the vast amounts of non-biodegradable waste that humans create.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that genes determine everything from hair and eye color to whether or not you can roll your tongue? It's all in the genes you inherited from your mother and father. Join Bill in Genes, as he explores the chromosomal world of DNA"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Measurement, see some of our most important tools used for measuring. Telescopes, spectroscopes, microscopes, stethoscopes, radar, thermometers, scales, barometers -- not to mention the humble ruler -- are all used to compare stuff in our universe and make observations"--Container.
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