BILL NYE ON DVD-ALL 100 EPISODES-PHYSICS DVDS-SCIENCE Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 1,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Location Tampa, Florida See more about 'BILL NYE ON DVD-ALL 100 EPISODES-PHYSICS DVDS-SCIENCE ' Description USED BY MY SON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND ALL IN GOOD CONDITION, MINOR SCRATCHES IF ANY, GUARANTEED TO PLAY OR YOUR MONEY BACK If they do not sell as a set, I will relist any group of 10 that you request @ 15 EACH, call with any questions, thanks, Chris 800-524-9150 All 100 DVDs are Classroom Edition which means they come with A) Fully indexed chapters correlated to National Science Standards. B) Interactive glossaries and quizzes. C) Bonus footage of never-before-seen segments, interviews, and demos. D) Spanish translation and closed-captioning E) On-disk implementation Guide. 1. Amphibians - In "Amphibians," Bill Nye shows why being called "cold-blooded" is no insult to these creatures! The Science Guy explains how amphibians can live both on land and in water, and he demystifies the process of metamorphosis. 2. Animal Locomotion - In "Animal Locomotion," Bill Nye checks out a millipede that crawls by coordinating the movement of its 200 feet, and reveals other creatures who move around without a leg to stand on. 3. Archaeology - - 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. 4. Architecture - - Bill uses the "Dollhouse of Science" to demonstrate how architects design buildings. Then, he travels to Japan to learn how pagodas are built to withstand earthquakes. 5. Atmosphere - - There is something in the air as Bill Nye the Science Guy talks about atmosphere, its five different levels. And how it protects the Earth. Bill soars into the heavy topic of atmospheric air pressure and radio waves. 6. Atoms - - 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. 7. Balance - - In "Balance," Bill Nye is the center of attention when he talks about the center of gravity and its effect on balance. 8. Biodiversity - - In any given environment there are hundreds of varieties of plants and animals living together, creating ecosystems. Bill Nye literally sets up office in an ocean, a forest, and a field to commune with nature and show what happens when one link falls out of natures' chain. 9. Birds - - In "Birds," fly the coop with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explores his fascination with birds. Bill shows us how these feathery friends stay airborne, where they live, and what they eat. 10. Blood & Circulation - - 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. 11. Bones & Muscles - - It doesn't have to be Halloween for the Science Guy to bone up on the things that give the body its shape and movement. In "Bones & Muscles," Bill muscles in to give more than just the bare bones about x-rays, the healing of broken bones, bone marrow, and the body's joints. 12. Brain - - In this thought-provoking episode some very tricky optical illusions show that the brain doesn't always correctly interpret what it sees. Check out Bill Nye from a whole new angle when he gets an M.R.I. of his brain. 13. Buoyancy - - 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. 14. Caves - - Join Bill as he explores the fascinating, spooky, bizarre world of caves! In "Caves," you never know what kind of living things you'll run into, either. Surviving in complete darkness requires an array of natural adaptations. Caves have their own unique forms of life. 15. Cells - - In "Cells," Mad scientist Bill Nye Cell e brates the basic unit that makes up all living organisms-the cell. This ex cell ent program zooms in on DNA and creatures like amoebas and paramecia. 16. Chemical Reactions - - In "Chemical Reactions," you'll have a blast watching the explosive examples Bill Nye uses to explain that everything is made of chemicals. Guest star Candace Cameron shares the lab with Bill and shows that fire is actually a chemical reaction. 17. Climates - - In "Climates " Bill 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. 18. Comets & Meteors - - In "Comets & Meteors," Bill Nye shows how these high-speed space chunks carry information about the history of our universe. Earth's impact with them may have created the oceans, caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, or brought life to Earth. 19. Communications - - In "Communication," Bill Nye the Science Guy show how it's E Z 2 C the difference between human and animal communication. It's the signs and symbols that people use to pass information that sets them apart. 20. Computers - - In "Computers," former Vice President Al Gore, helps Bill trace the evolution of these amazing machines, from early models that took up entire rooms to the personal laptop that fits in your briefcase. 21. Deserts - - In "Deserts," Bill travels to Arizona's stunning Sonoran desert--and has a close encounter of the camel kind--while exploring this unique ecosystem and demonstrating the special ways its native plants and animals flourish. 22. Digestion - - In "Digestion," Bill Nye explains how the body's digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy. Bill demonstrates the process with a steam engine that runs on corn flakes. 23. Dinosaurs - - Robin Leach ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous") and John Ratzenberger ("Cheers") drop by to help Bill Nye take a closer look at dinosaurs and what has been discovered about the lifestyles of the big and extinct. 24. Do-It-Yourself Science - - In "Do-It-Yourself Science," Bill shows how you can demonstrate big scientific ideas with small experiments? Get a lesson in "Do-it-Yourself Science" from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct scientific experiments. 25. Earth's Crust - - In "Earth's Crust," Bill goes to the depths of the Earth (literally) to explain how the Earth's surface and its inner mantle differ. 26. Earth's Seasons - - Bill Nye the Science Guy goes full tilt to give the reasons for the seasons. In "Earth's Seasons," his worldly perspective shows why when it's winter in America, it's summer in Australia. 27. Earthquakes - - 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. 28. Electrical Current - - In "Electrical Current," Bill Nye gets a charge out of explaining "watts up" with electricity. Learn how electricity makes the world a brighter place. 29. Energy - - This episode is sure to rev things up when it covers water, muscles, heat, light, and sound, and discusses types of energy that make things go, run, or happen. See how to transform potential energy into kinetic energy and use falling water to make energy. 30. Erosion - - In "Erosion," Bill shows students how the process of erosion can make slow, almost invisible modifications or sudden drastic alterations to the landscape. 31. Evolution - - Bill Nye compares primordial to present when he dabbles with Darwin and looks at his genes in this evolutionary episode. Explore the surprising similarities shared by all living things and ponder the possibility that birds evolved from dinosaurs. 32. Eyeball - - In "Eyeball," Bill Nye focuses his attention on the body's window to the world--the eyeball. Bill also interviews a Seeing Eye dog trainer and a virtual reality designer, and demonstrates how a 3-D movie works. 33. Farming - - In "Farming," Bill Nye discovers why farmers really dig their soil, and Chris Ballew, of the rock group Presidents of the United States of America, sings a special version of the band's hit "Peaches." 34. Fish - - In "Fish," Bill takes a dive underwater to study fish. Explore the depths with these submerged creatures and discover how they breathe, grow, and survive in their wet environment. 35. Flight - - In "Flight," Bill demonstrates how airplanes, birds, and helicopters create differences in air pressure to develop lift for flying. 36. Flowers - - The Science Guy, with the help of guest Drew Barrymore, shows that flowers are more than just pretty faces. They make seeds, play a key role in pollination, and help plants to reproduce. 37. Fluids - - What do syrup, milkshakes, and air all have in common? In "Fluids," you'll discover that they're all fluids, or stuff that can bend, squish, flow, move, dodge, or mosey out of the way without breaking or separating. 38. Food Web - - In "Food Web," Bill Nye becomes tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive. 39. Forensics - - In "Forensics," Bill Nye explores the world of forensic science. Learn how detectives reconstruct events from the past using bloodhouds, fingerprints, and DNA. 40. Forests - - Follow Bill Nye in "Forests," when he goes swinging through the trees in Washington, Florida, Texas, and California to bring viewers close to the tallest and possibly oldest living things in the world. Examine a real forest fire to see what it does to help a forest's ecosystem. 41. Fossils - - 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. 42. Friction - - In "Friction," Bill illustrates how various types of transportation utilize friction, from traction in trains to the "roll" of ball bearings in skateboards and automobiles. Then there's the hovercraft, which moves by eliminating friction. 43. Garbage - - In "Garbage," Bill Nye digs up the dirt on garbage in ever-expanding landfills from New York to Florida. 44. Genes - - In "Genes," Bill Nye explores the chromosomal world of DNA. Did you know that humans have 80,000 genes? And 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. 45. Germs - 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. 46. Gravity - 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. 47. Heart - In "Heart," Bill Nye checks 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. 48. Heat - - Way Cool Scientist Bill Nye really radiates in this sizzling episode. Learn all about heat and its three forms: conduction, convection, and radiation. 49. Human Transportation - - Transportation is on the move, whether it floats, rolls, or flies! In "Human Transportation," find out how humans move around for food, shelter, and to meet other humans. 50. Insects - - 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. 51. Inventions - - Our lives are made easier by one invention or another, but we may not realize that not every invention is carefully planned--some of the most valuable ones came about by accident! In "Inventions," Bill, with the help of Samuel L. Jackson, examines the process of inventing. 52. Invertebrates - - You may not believe it, but these "spineless wonders" far outnumber those of us animals with backbones. Bill shares invertebrates' unique characteristics and explains why we are dependent on them. 53. Lakes and 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 ponders this and many other questions in this exciting program. 54. Life Cycles - - In "Life Cycles," Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates how all living things grow, reproduce, and die in cycles. Bill explains life cycles and shows us why many different living things have similar life cycles. 55. Light and Color - - Bill Nye goes somewhere over the rainbow for an enlightening show as he reflects upon light and color. 56. Light Optics - - You won't believe your eyes when Bill Nye the Science Guy reflects, refracts, bends, bounces, absorbs, and pulls light waves to show how things can be seen in different ways. Using lenses, mirrors, and water, Bill's optical illusions are sights to behold. 57. Magnetism - - 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. 58. Mammals - - They're (sometimes) big, they're hairy, and they're warm-blooded. From human being to moose and from cats to rats, Bill Nye the Science Guy explains in "Mammals" what it takes to be in the mammal family. 59. Marine Mammals - - Marine Mammals may look like big fish, but in "Marine Mammals," Bil explains how they're really more like humans. Listen closely to hear mammals communicate underwater and find out how our "relatives at sea" have found ways to live in oceans around the world. 60. Measurement - - 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. 61. Momentum - - Brace for the impact of this moving program! In "Momentum," Bill Nye shows how weight and speed affect momentum. The crash test dummies know a lot about momentum in a car and the importance of wearing a safety belt. 62. Motion - - Did you know that nothing can move or stop by itself? In "Motion," Bill Nye explains how everything needs a push or pull--a force--to make it move or stop. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest, even when it is in motion. Confused? It's all relative. Relative motion, that is. 63. Nutrition - - In "Nutrition," Bill Nye demonstrates why you are what you eat! That's right everything from your eyeballs to your elbows is made of food! Bill Nye tells us what kinds of nutrients are in each bite of grub and what foods are best for healthy bodies. 64. Nye TV Top 11 Countdown - - Bill Nye hosts the NTV Top 11 Countdown, featuring the best of his music video parodies. 65. Ocean Exploration - - Exploring the ocean helps us to better understand the Earth. Get a glimpse of some of the special tools required for ocean exploration and find out why studying the ocean is so crucial to life on land. 66. Ocean Life - - In "Ocean Life," Bill goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, kelp, and plankton. 67. Oceanography - - Surf's up! In "Oceanography," students get "current" information as Bill Nye explains why oceans are salty and explores the way they flow. 68. Outer Space - - In "Outer Space," Bill Nye talks about the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe. He also visits the Mount Wilson Observatory in California to help illustrate how long it takes light to travel through the galaxy. 69. Patterns - - Every time you look at something, hear something, touch something, smell something, or taste something, your brain collects a little information about the world around you. In "Patterns," see how people deal with that information by finding patterns. 70. Phases of Matter - - Did you know that nothing can move or stop by itself? 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. 71. Plants - - Science guy 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 around. 72. Pollution Solutions - - From cleaning our water to cleansing our air, Bill demonstrates how important it is for all humans to prepare for the future by recycling, researching, and developing innovative solutions to combat this "way UN-cool" worldwide problem. 73. Populations - A peep of chickens, a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, and a crowd of people. What do they all have in common? They're all populations! In "Populations," Bill Nye explores how these living groups compete for food, homes, and space. 74. Pressure - - In "Pressure," Bill Nye visits Hoover Dam and takes to jackhammering concrete blocks to explore different types of pressure, while special equipment enables him to scuba dive and explain the effects of pressure underwater. 75. Probability - - There is a good chance this will be one of Bill's best episodes! In "Probability," watch Bill make this complicated concept very simple to understand, while showing how it allows us to predict events. 76. Pseudoscience - - In "Pseudoscience," Bill shows how the cold, hard facts of science can be used to test ideas, myths, and inexplicable happenings. 77. Reptiles - - In "Reptiles," join Bill Nye for adventure, thrills, and scaly encounters that would make Indiana Jones squeamish when he explores reptiles. Witness reptilian epicurean delights when a snake eats a mouse, and ponder the possible link between dinosaurs, reptiles, and birds. 78. Respiration - - In "Respiration," Bill Nye the Science Guy 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. 79. Rivers and Streams - - Get wet with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he follows the flow of rivers and streams. Bill tracks the origins of these bodies of water and shows us what impact they have on our lives. 80. Rocks & Soil - - In "Rocks & Soil," Bill unearths the hard facts on volcanoes, landslides, tectonic plates, rivers, weather, and their varied effects on the creation of rocks and soil. Check out how to unearth fossils in sedimentary rocks and soil and why there's a piece of quartz in watches. 81. Science of Music - - Each musical note and every tone of each instrument is, in fact, a unique sound wave. Getting the exact sound waves in the pattern you want -- now that's way cool science! 82. Simple Machines - - In "Simple Machines," Bill careens around on a roller coaster and furiously pedals his bike on the "Tour de Science" to show that simple machines doing complicated things can be found everywhere. 83. Skin - - In "Skin," Bill Nye explains the naked truth about the organ that regulates our body temperature, protects our inner parts, and provides us with the sense of touch. 84. Smell - - In "Smell," discover how the human sense of smell helps us interpret our environment and react to the things around us by letting us know when new smells are close-by. 85. Sound - - In "Sound," Bill's pickin' up good vibrations when he joins rock group Soundgarden in the recording studio. Bill and pals unleash the power of sound as they tap, sing, and band sound waves to eardrums everywhere. 86. Space Exploration - - In "Space Exploration," Bill Nye explores the "final frontier" and shows the tools humans create to explore space. Did you know it takes 100 tons of fuel for a rocket to orbit the earth? Meet Dr. Linda Horn, a NASA scientist who's helping to develop the Cassini spacecraft. 87. Spiders - - In "Spiders," The Science Guy demystifies the most misunderstood creature, the spider. He'll cure the most intense case of arachnophobia by showing how cool spiders really are, and how these eight-legged predators balance our ecosystem by preying on pesky insects. 88. Spinning Things - - In "Spinning Things," Bill Nye the Science Guy tells us what the Earth, a big storm, and a rolling ball have in common. Discover why some things spin and others don't. 89. Static Electricity - - Why do socks stick together when taken from the dryer? Learn the shocking truth in this program on static electricity. 90. Storms - - In "Storms," see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Disaster 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. 91. Structure - - From the "Bungee Zone" in British Columbia to New York Harbor's Verrazano Narrows Bridge (one of the longest suspension bridges in the world), our daredevil host, Bill Nye, goes to any length to prove the structural principals of tension and compression. 92. The Moon - - In "The Moon," learning about the Earth's natural satellite is an out-of-this-world experience as loony Bill Nye illuminates the orbit and phases of the moon.. 93. The Planets - - In "The Planets," Bill Nye gets up close and personal with each set 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. 94. The Sun - - In "The Sun," Bill 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. 95. Time - - In "Time," Bill shows how humans measure time with the help of "Beverly Hills 90210" heartthrob Ian Ziering and comedian Ellen Cleghorne. When he's not demonstrating how to make a water clock, Bill is explaining Einstein's Theory of Relativity. 96. Volcanoes - - In "Volcanoes," Bill takes a look at the hot-hot-hot world of volcanoes: what they are, how they're formed, and the different types that surround our planet. 97. Water Cycle - - Did you know that most of the water on the planet is the same water that's been here since the Earth formed? In "Water Cycle," Bill uses a whimsical model to demonstrate the phases of the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. 98. Waves - - Catch a few waves with Bill Nye the Science Guy! In "Waves," Bill explores sound waves, light waves, seismic waves, energy waves, and even "the wave" that's so popular with stadium crowds. 99. Wetlands - - In "Wetlands," Bill Nye sloshes across American wetlands and gets a little bit muddy while he shows us how these swamps, bogs, and marshes help control floods, naturally filter water, and provide a good home to lots of living things, especially wildlife. 100. Wind - - There's a lot more blowing around than hot air when Bill Nye the Science Guy goes parachuting and sailing to show the relationship between the sun, Earth, wind, and weather. Bill visits a wind farm and checks out windsurfers to show some ways to harness the power of the wind. Place a Bid!