juvenile films

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Puerto Rican heritage

2006
Provides an introduction to the land, history, and culture of Puerto Rico, discusses the experiences of the Puerto Rican people in the U.S., features lessons in how to say a few words and count from one to ten in Spanish, and looks at traditional stories, songs, and customs.

Geometry

triangles & other polygons
2006
Discusses the properties of different groups of polygons and explores formulas for perimeter and area, covering such concepts as the use of a rectangle to solve the area of any triangle.

Light optics

2005
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about light optics, and conducts two experiments that show how reflected light and mirrors can be used to view objects not in the direct line of sight, and how to see refracted light through water.

Forests

2004
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about forests, and conducts an activity that simulates the diverse forest environment.

Spinning things

2004
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about spinning things, and conducts an experiment that demonstrates the effect of spinning on a design.

Comets & meteors

2003
Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about comets and meteors and conducts an experiment that demonstrates the shape of an elliptical orbit.

The Magic school bus

creepy, crawly fun!
2002
Kids explore the musical mysteries of sound during a spooky trip to the haunted house. In the next episode they learn about nocturnal creatures and finally they discover the ingenious hunting skills of spiders.

All about mammals

2006
Presents an overview of what distinguishes mammals from other animals, and looks at the defenses and common characteristics of mammals, including a hands-on investigation that shows how mammals use their hair to stay warm, and a visit to Monterey Bay Aquarium, where sea otters that are orphaned or hurt are rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

Max & Ruby

2006
Ruby thinks she has a lot to teach her little brother, but Max has his own ideas. Join their loving, laughing sibling rivalry in these collected episodes.

All about bugs

2006
Discusses several kinds of bugs, describing their characteristics and the roles they play in the natural world, and includes a demonstration of how to make a vacuum trap for bug collection and study, and a visit with an entomologist, who describes how bugs use their bodies to adapt to their environments.

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