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1) Archaeology
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In ARCHAEOLOGY, Bill digs into the fascinating science of archaeology, the study of those who lived before us. Home Improvement's Richard Karn drops by to check out some ancient Tool Time-style artifacts.
2) Architecture
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experiments and activities demonstrate various facts about architecture.
3) Atoms
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What's the big deal about atoms anyway? In ATOMS, Bill Nye explains how atoms combine to form molecules and that even though they're too small to see with our eyes, they are the building blocks of all matter.
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Phases of Matter, Bill Nye takes viewers on a tour of a steel mill to help demonstrate that matter exists in three phases--solids, liquids, and gases"--Container.
6) Birds
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Talks about the many types of birds that exist, how they fly, their incredible eyesigh, how they evolved from ancient reptiles and the differences and similarities between birds and humans.
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
8) Buoyancy
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In BUOYANCY, Bill takes to the sky in a hot-air balloon, and goes scuba diving in the Seattle Aquarium to explain why things like boats, helium, and balloons are buoyant.
9) Cells
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shows various kinds of cells, explains how cells are the building blocks of all living things and the vast number of cells in all complex organism.
10) Comets & meteors
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experiments and activities demonstrate various facts about comets and meteors.
11) Eyeball
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye studies the body's window to the world--the eyeball.
12) Flight
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye demonstrates how airplanes, birds, and helicopters create differences in air pressure to develop lift for flying.
13) Germs
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In GERMS, Bill uses foam models to illustrate the various types of germs and how they function. The recurring character, "Mamma Crust," motivates kids to brush their teeth, wash their hands, and cut way back on picking their noses.
14) Heart
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
15) Insects
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 26 min.) : sound, color ; 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.
16) Magnetism
Language
English
Description
"Which attractive force propels the launch of Rock n' Roller coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios? Magnetism! The Walt Disney Imagineers demonstrate how they use magnets of all types throughout Disney's theme parks...Students will learn about the attraction and repulsion of opposite poles, magnetic fields and domains, and electromagnets."
17) Ocean life
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, kelp, and plankton. These latter organisms are the food of huge whales, which gather them by straining thousands of tons of sea water through their mouths.
18) Outer space
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In Outer Space, Bill gives students the inside scoop on planets, star, galaxies, and the universe"--Container.
19) Reptiles
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye talks about reptiles, their nature, habitat, food, body temperature, and how they breed. Snakes and crocodiles are fascinating creatures and Nye gives us a close look.
20) Sound
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Classroom edition DVD.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye talks about sound; how it is created, its effects on our lives and our world and the way we use sounds.
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