Videos/DVDs

Great Discoveries with Bill Nye: Astronomy DVD

Bill Nye covers Einstein’s theory of general relativity, demonstrates how Hubble determined that the universe is expanding, and discusses the 20th-century advancements that help us understand gamma ray bursts, black holes, pulsars, and quasars... More.

Great Discoveries with Bill Nye: Evolution DVD

Explore the history of paleontology, beginning at the site of an asteroid that may have brought about the demise of the dinosaurs, visit Bob Ballard, who discovered new deep-sea life forms, and Douglas Erwin who demonstrates how fossils provide a vi... More.

Great Discoveries with Bill Nye: Earth Science DVD

Earth is always changing, and Earth’s species must continually adapt. Host Bill Nye gives an inside look at planet Earth, from its inner core to its protective magnetic field. Discover how earthquakes and volcanoes help explain plate tectonics and... More.

NOVA’s Our Fragile Environment DVD Series

Set includes Dimming the Sun, Mystery of the Megaflood, Tsunami, and Global Warming DVDs. Grade 7 and up. More.

NOVA’s Our Fragile Environment DVD Series – Global Warming: What’s Up With The Weather

Deadly flooding in Africa. Catastrophic hurricanes in the U.S. Record-high temperatures worldwide. Are these natural and temporary glitches, or is the devastation the result of global warming? This program gives you the fascinating – and occas... More.

NOVA’s Our Fragile Environment DVD Series – Dimming the Sun

In a stunning investigation, NOVA reports on the discovery that the sunlight reaching Earth has been growing dimmer – a big surprise given international concern over global warming. The good news is that pollution controls have slowed and possibly... More.

NOVA’s Our Fragile Environment DVD Series – Mystery of the Megaflood

It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a scientific riddle. One geologist became convinced that thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scoured out vast areas of the American northwest near the end of the last ice age. ... More.

NOVA’s Our Fragile Environment DVD Series – Tsunami

On December 26, 2004, a series of tidal waves killed hundreds of thousands and devastated communities around the Indian Ocean. With around 100 tsunamis striking the world’s coastlines each decade, NOVA investigates what made the recent event so ca... More.

MythBusters: Energy Conservation DVD

Is it possible to harness “free energy” from the environment? There are plenty of products being sold that claim to do just that. Adam and Jamie decide to put several of them to the test. Is it fact or fiction? Special effects experts Adam ... More.