With more than 16 Emmys to its credit and legions of fans, it's easy to see why the Bill Nye the Science Guy Series, is one of the most popular educational series of all time. Beloved by teachers and students alike, Bill Nye and his unique brand of Way Cool Science make complex science principles accessible for all learners.
Bill and his youthful scientists explain "the reasons for the seasons." The earth's tilted axis, coupled with its rotation around the sun, brings different parts of the planet closer to the sun during its orbit. Seasons, daylight and measurement of time are explained and demonstrated through some simple experiments and a lot of visual examples.
Correlated to National Science Education Standards for grades 4-8.
26 minutes
Published 2011
Watch the episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZNPkD9LSxw
About Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy is a live action educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998 and was hosted by Bill Nye. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations. Each of the 100 half-hour episodes aims to teach a specific topic in a natural science to a preteen audience.
Learn more about Bill Nye the Science Guy at http://dep.disney.go.com/billnye.html
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Earth’s Seasons
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)
With more than 16 Emmys to its credit and legions of fans, it's easy to see why the Bill Nye the Science Guy Series, is one of the most popular educational series of all time. Beloved by teachers and students alike, Bill Nye and his unique brand of Way Cool Science make complex science principles accessible for all learners.
Bill and his youthful scientists explain "the reasons for the seasons." The earth's tilted axis, coupled with its rotation around the sun, brings different parts of the planet closer to the sun during its orbit. Seasons, daylight and measurement of time are explained and demonstrated through some simple experiments and a lot of visual examples.
Correlated to National Science Education Standards for grades 4-8.
26 minutes
Published 2011
Watch the episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZNPkD9LSxw
About Bill Nye the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy is a live action educational television program that originally aired from September 10, 1993 to June 20, 1998 and was hosted by Bill Nye. The show aired on PBS Kids and was also syndicated to local stations. Each of the 100 half-hour episodes aims to teach a specific topic in a natural science to a preteen audience.
Learn more about Bill Nye the Science Guy at http://dep.disney.go.com/billnye.html