Bill Nye the Science Guy: Life Science
Animal Locomotion (#615)
TV Schedule:
Bill checks out a millipede who walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 feet, and other creatures who move around without a leg to stand on! [23 minutes]
Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 3-5. 6-8, 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Series Length
- 26 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 21 minutes
- Record Rights
- Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
- Visit the Website for Teacher Resources
- http://www.billnye.com/
Visit the IPTV Education website to access timely, relevant resources for your classroom.
Series Description: Follow the Science Guy through an award-winning series of fast-paced, entertaining programs packed with Life Science. In the world of Nye Labs, students learn about their bodies and other life-science related topics through comedy, interviews with real scientists and hands-on, easy-to-replicate experiments.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Invertebrates (#609)
You may not believe it, but these 'spineless wonders' far outnumber those of us animals with backbones. Bill shares invertebrates' unique characteristics and explains why we are dependent on them. [20 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Marine Mammals (#610)
Marine mammals may look like big fish, but the Science Guy explains how they're more like humans. Listen closely to hear mammals communicate underwater and find out how our 'relatives at sea' have... [23 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Patterns (#611)
Every time you look at, hear, touch, smell, or taste something, your brain collects information about the world around you. People deal with that information by finding patterns. To define and... [22 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Smell (#612)
The sense of smell helps us interpret our environment and react to the things around us by letting us know when new smells are close-by. Other animals, like dogs, use their sense of smell even... [21 minutes]
- Mon, June 24, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Wetlands (#613)
Bill Nye sloshes across American wetlands and gets a little muddy as he shows us how swamps, bogs, and marshes help control floods, naturally filter water, and provide a good home to lots of living... [23 minutes]
- Tue, June 25, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Amphibians (#614)
Being called 'cold-blooded' is no insult to these creatures! The Science Guy explains how amphibians can live both on land and in water, and the mysterious process of metamorphosis. [22 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Animal Locomotion (#615)
Bill checks out a millipede who walks by coordinating the movement of its 200 feet, and other creatures who move around without a leg to stand on! [23 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
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Birds (#616)
Fly the coop with the Science Guy as he explores his fascination with birds. Bill shows us how these feathery friends stay airborne, where they live, and what they eat. [21 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 10:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Past Episodes
These episodes of Bill Nye the Science Guy: Life Science aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Heat (#608)
- Spiders (#626)
- Garbage (#607)
- Skin (#625)
- Forests (#606)
- Reptiles (#624)
- Fish (#605)
- Nutrition (#623)
- Dinosaurs (#604)
- Insects (#622)
- Brain (#603)
- Human Transportation (#621)
- Blood and Circulation (#602)
- Germs (#620)
- Biodiversity (#601)
- Eyeball (#619)
- Cells (#618)
- Bones and Muscles (#617)
- Birds (#616)
- Animal Locomotion (#615)
- Amphibians (#614)
- Wetlands (#613)
- Smell (#612)
- Patterns (#611)
- Marine Mammals (#610)
- Invertebrates (#609)