Disney Educational Productions

"Who knows better than Bill Nye that you can demonstrate big scientific ideas with small simple experiments? In Do-it-yourself science, get a lesson from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct scientific research."

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.

Live action footage of animals in their natural habitats are combined with clips from Disney's animated films to introduce children to the world of animals. Each segment features a different animal, offering students detailed information about the animal's habitat, living conditions, behavior, diet, survival techniques, and life cycle. Content is tied to K-3 National Science Education Standards.

Translates important events in American history and important features of the American political and social system into original rock songs illustrated by cartoons.

How did the quest for Gold, God and Glory shape our country? What was at the heart of the tension between the colonists and the Powhatans? In what ways does our colonial heritage continue to shape the stories, art and culture of our modern world? All of that and pirates too!

The lion king's Timon and Pumbaa show students how to identify and practice good character traits such as honesty, kindness and responsibility.

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about energy, and conducts two experiments that demonstrate the effects of air pressure and gravity on a bottle, and the strength of shapes and structures.

In Florida, Gadget checks out the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse in the U.S. and the Fountain of Youth. In the Florida Keys, he splashes into an underwater world at Dolphins Plus and learns what it takes to become an amateur aquanaut at Scott Carpenter's Man-in-the-Sea Project. Later, it's time to blast off at the Kennedy Space Center and to check out the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Watch the successful blast-off of the Space Shuttle Endeavor, and go inside...

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.

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.