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1) The Universe
Publisher
The History® Channel
Language
English
Description
It's time for a new look at a very old universe. In its mysteries, we are finding the secrets of our past and the key to our future. This is a history of how we know what we do about space. Fifty years have flown by since man first ventured into space.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
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.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye uses foam models to illustrate the various types of germs and how they function. The recurring character, "Mama Crust," motivates kids to brush their teeth, wash their hands, and cut way back on picking their noses.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Bill Nye sheds light on solar flares, eclipses, sunspots, fusion, and solar energy, and visits an enormous solar energy farm outside Sacramento, California, to demonstrate how the sun is the source of energy for all living things on earth.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Bill unearths the hard facts on volcanoes, landslides, tectonic plates, rivers, weather, and their varied effects on the creaton of rocks and soil. Check out how to unearth fossils in sedimentary rocks and soil and discover why there's a piece of quartz in watches.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever wondered what holds the ocean on the Earth? Or what makes the Earth round? Perhaps you've thought about what holds humans to the ground? Host Bill Nye provides the explanation for these and other questions about the Earth's gravity.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Discover the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, and find out that rhinoceroses once lived in Nebraska. Bill also tracks down dinosaur footprints with paleontologist Grace Irby and travels to the La Brea Tar Pits to see what's underneath all that tar.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Thousands of earthquakes happen each year and Bill Nye the science guy 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.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Exploring the ocean helps us to better understand the Earth. In 'Ocean exploration, ' get a glimpse of some of the special tools required for investigating the ocean and find out why studying the ocean is so crucial to life on land.
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