DVD
Bill Nye, the science guy. Volcanoes
Edition
Classroom ed. DVD
Languages
In English or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, closed-captioned.
Performers
Host, Bill Nye.
Publication Information
Elk Grove Village, IL : Disney Educational Productions, 2008.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Grade level: 4 and up.
Added Uniform Title
Series
Summary
Bill Nye considers the origins of volcanoes and why they erupt. His demonstrations include different types and shapes of volcanoes and the role of plate tectonics in developing these landforms. Features include demonstrations of the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and live-action footage of recent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and Mount St. Helen's. Motion media captures the intensity of lava flow from shield volcanoes and the dynamics of land formation by volcanic activity.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as part of the television program Bill Nye, the science guy in 1997.
Special features: fully indexed "chapters" correlated to National Science Standards ; interactive glossaries and quizzes ; bonus footage of never-before-seen segments, interviews, and demos ; on-disk implementation guide.
Subjects
- Volcanoes > Juvenile films.
- Earth temperature > Effect of volcanic eruptions on > Juvenile films.
- Volcanic activity prediction > Juvenile films.
- Lava flows > Juvenile films.
- Plate tectonics > Juvenile films.
- Faults (Geology) > Juvenile films.
- Magmas > Environmental aspects > Juvenile films.
- Calderas > Juvenile films.
- Volcanism > Juvenile films.
- Landforms > Juvenile films.
- Earth sciences > Juvenile films.
- Science > Experiments > Juvenile films.
- Fuji, Mount (Japan) > Eruptions > Juvenile films.
- Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) > Eruption, 1980 > Juvenile films.