asmall Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 I was trying to find science shows for my kids. I remember loving Bill Nye the Science Guy, but I can't find where to watch it. I looked on Netflix and hulu, and didn't find it. Does anyone know where I can watch this with my kids. The website has lots of teacher resources to go with the episodes. It looks like lots of fun if we can watch the shows. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 At least some of them are on youtube. They are cut into 2 videos per episode because they are too long for 1. Our library also has them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbc85dv3ouk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/Science/Bill_Nye_Videos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 It's not Bill Nye, but Netflix does have Beekman's World. My boys love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Discovery Streaming has "Stuff Happens with Bill Nye." But I just started watching it, and it's nothing like the older series. The episode I'm watching (about breakfast) has a section about how commercial bacon production leads to overfishing, because the pigs are fed fishmeal. And this, in turn, is leading to a decline in bird populations. I thought this was interesting, and could lead to some good discussions... but then he kept on going, and IMO really overdid it by about 1000x with the fear-mongering and dumbing-down. It reached a crescendo with flashing graphics about how, if we keep eating bacon, in 50 years, we will have zero fish left!!!!! All this in 2 minutes and 45 seconds. Then on to the next culinarily induced crisis. :001_huh: I'm not sure what this is supposed to achieve, in the larger scheme of things. We already do the things he suggests (buying organic bacon, preferably pastured), but we do this out of a larger sense of ecology, not out of some shallow and naive idea that we're saving the penguins. And IMO, the mindset this show is encouraging is shallow and naive. He only mentions bacon, even though there are plenty of other pork products out there. And he only talks about "Western nations," even though many Asian countries consume even more pork per capita. And he neglects to mention that the major commercial alternative to fishmeal is soy meal -- and that maybe pigs shouldn't be eating that, either. (But since the soy farmers are in the US, and the fishermen are in Peru, I guess the latter are a safer target.) My crush on Bill Nye is officially over. :tongue_smilie: He doesn't even look good in an apron. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverland Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Discovery Streaming has "Stuff Happens with Bill Nye." But I just started watching it, and it's nothing like the older series. I've seen a couple of those, and I have to agree with you. Blech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matilda Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 You can buy Bill Nye episodes in iTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol S Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 We bought them off iTunes. Our library also has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Excellent. I didn't know there was an affordable option to buy them. Is there just the first 2 seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Thank you! I had looked for these a while back and couldn't find them. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 You can view them for free here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) You can view them for free here. The link isn't working. :( Edited March 5, 2012 by Beth in SW WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 You can view them for free here. I. LOVE. YOU. We get ours from the library but now I can get other things & watch them at home foreeeeever. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellers Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 You can view them for free here. Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) I. LOVE. YOU. We get ours from the library but now I can get other things & watch them at home foreeeeever. :D nm Edited March 5, 2012 by Beth in SW WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I get them from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's not Bill Nye, but Netflix does have Beekman's World. My boys love that. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmall Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Thanks hive. I knew someone would know where to find this. I've never seen Beekman's World, so I'll have to check it out. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I. LOVE. YOU. We get ours from the library but now I can get other things & watch them at home foreeeeever. :D You're welcome. We actually have never watched any :001_huh:. Guess it's time to start. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Some videos are better than others. A few left me feeling like I had wasted my time watching them. Others have been very helpful. The ones on topics where you worry about needing expensive lab equipment, or needing to know lots of advanced math, are often the best. Here is an old post with links to pdfs available through wayback machine that list all the videos, provide information about the science standards, and even comprehension questions and more. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2870886&postcount=44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miselainia Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Thanks! The whole family is enthralled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llindseymomoffour Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) You can go to www.hookedonscience.org and watch cool science videos for free. Edited March 8, 2012 by llindseymomoffour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/Science/Bill_Nye_Videos/ This is where we watch them too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 You can go to http://www.hookedonscience.org and watch coo science videos for free. Thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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