Bill Nye the Science Guy: Inventions and Do-It-Yourself Science

Inventions and Do-It-Yourself Science
show	Bill Nye the Science Guy
Release Date	2008
Region	1
Distributor	Disney Enterprises Inc.
No. of Discs	1
No. of Episodes	2
Running Time	52 minutes
Tech Specifications	Full-screen
Audio	English and Spanish
Subtitles	None
Bonus Material	See special features section

Inventions and Do It Yourself Science is a scientific DVD part of the Bill Nye series.

Back Cover Summary

Bill Nye the Science Guy knows how to provide easy access to hard science. What's his secret? A fast-paced approach blending humorous high jinks with hands-on experiments. Bill encourages kids to ask interesting questions...then shows them how to discover fascinating answers.

Inventions
All day long 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! Here, Bill examines the process of inventing.

Do It Yourself Science
Who knows better than Bill Nye that you can demonstrate big scientific ideas with small, simple experiments? Get a lesson from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct scientific research.

Episodes

Inventions

Do It Yourself Science

Special Features

Inventions

• Way Cool Scientist
• Look At This!
• Sandwich
• Recipe
• Science Quiz
• Glossary
• Also Available
• Credits
• Wallpaper / Screen Saver

Do It Yourself Science

• Try This! Make a Periscope
• Try This! Create a Volcano
• Lost Laffs from the Lab
• Science Quiz
• Glossary
• Also Available
• Credits
• Wallpaper / Screen Saver

Science Quiz

Inventions

1. Inventing is a proccess.
   1. Answer: True
2. The invention of dimples on a golf ball was designed to take advantage of aerodynamic principles.
   1. Answer: True
3. Chocolate chip cookies were invented by accident.
   1. Answer: True
4. The most important part of invention is having an idea.
   1. Answer: True
5. Inventions are designed to solve problems.
   1. Answer: True
6. When designing an invention, you must follow a set of rules or guidelines.
   1. Answer: False
7. Most inventions work the first time.
   1. Answer: False
8. When inventing a method of peeling a banana, which of the following designs worked?
   1. Answer: The pocket banana peeler
9. The Wright Brother's plane was unique because:
   1. Answer: It would fly and they could steer.
10. Which of these inventions were based on discoveries?
    1. Answer: All of the above

Do It Yourself Science

1. Science can only be done in a laboratory.
   1. Answer: False
2. A good experiment is repeatable.
   1. Answer: True
3. Carbon dioxide gas is invisible, so it is not matter.
   1. Answer: False
4. Water can bend light.
   1. Answer: True
5. A single upright egg can support the mass of a book, because all the weight of the book is centered directly above the small end of the egg.
   1. Answer: False
6. A negatively chagred object will repel another negatively charged object.
   1. Answer: True
7. A raw egg floats in both tap water and salt water.
   1. Answer: False
8. Which of the following is a part of a good Science investigation?
   1. Answer: All of the above
9. When a person puts a card on top of a glass of water and then turns the glass upside down, the card holes the water because:
   1. Answer: Air pressure pushes with the same force in all directions.
10. In the experiment shown in the program, the most mass that three upright eggs can support is:
    1. Answer: one book and two cinder blocks

Gallery

ROM

Images

VSTM Menus

Bill Nye the Science Guy Inventions and Do-It-Yourself Science DVD Menu

Bonus Features Menu

Desktop Extras Menu

Episode Menu

Glossary Menu

Trailer Menu

Titles

Title 5-6 - Science Quiz
Misc.

Quiz Results voices

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Title 7 - Promotional DVD trailer

Bill Nye the Science Guy DVD Promo

Title 8-14 - Bill Nye Clips

Bill Nye the Science Guy Inventions Clips

Bill Nye the Science Guy Do It Yourself Clips

Title 16 - FBI Warnings

Title 17 - Disney Movies Promo

Disney Movies Promo (2008)

Movie Intro

Inventions
English

BVTV (1995) 1996 copyright stamp and BVII

Spanish

BVTV (1995) 1996 bold copyright stamp and BVII

Do It Yourself Science
English

Buena Vista Television (1997) Copyright Stamp

Buena Vista Television ©1997

Spanish

BN DIYC Credits, Buena Vista Television (1995) 1996 Copyright Stamp Buena Vista International Inc.