Season 5 poster

Season 5

(1997)

Cast

Bill Nye as Self - Host
Bill Nye

as Self - Host

Rachel Glenn as Nancy
Rachel Glenn

as Nancy

Amy Broder as Amy
Amy Broder

as Amy

Ethan Ferkiss as Smell Gibson
Ethan Ferkiss

as Smell Gibson

Episodes

Forensics poster

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September 19, 1997

Forensic scientists try to find out the who, what, when, where, and why of events in the past – crimes. Most forensic s…

Space Exploration poster

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September 26, 1997

Space is hard to explore, because it’s really, really big. Most things in space are so far away that people we build sp…

Genes poster

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October 17, 1997

The color of your eyes, the shape of your nose, and the straightness (or curliness) of your hair depend on your genes. …

Architecture poster

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October 24, 1997

Towers, teepees, castles, and condominiums – some kind of planning goes into all buildings, no matter how big or small.…

Farming poster

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October 31, 1997

Before food gets into your kitchen, before it even gets to the store, it’s on a farm. Almost everything we eat is grown…

Life Cycles poster

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November 14, 1997

My, how you’ve grown! The popular exclamation from your Auntie may be no great revelation, but growing bigger is a part…

Do-It-Yourself Science poster

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November 21, 1997

Do-it-yourself science involves a question, observations, a hypothesis, and experimentation. You have probably come up …

Atoms & Molecules poster

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November 28, 1997

Atoms are reeeeally small. They are so small that you can’t see them with just your eye. It takes as many as 10 million…

Ocean Exploration poster

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December 5, 1997

Ocean exploration is a tricky, risky business since humans can’t naturally survive under the ocean. Ocean explorers are…

Lakes & Ponds poster

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February 21, 1998

What do you get when you have a big hole in the ground and some water? Lakes and ponds. All lakes and ponds have one th…

Smell poster

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February 28, 1998

How do noses work? Objects give off tiny amounts of tiny molecules into the air. When just a few of these molecules get…

Caves poster

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April 25, 1998

Caves come in all different shapes and sizes depending on how they were formed. Spelunkers (people who explore caves) h…

Fluids poster

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May 2, 1998

Fluids are cool; they ooze and swoosh. Whatever container you put a fluid in, that fluid will take the same shape. Milk…

Erosion poster

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May 9, 1998

Dirt, sand, and rock from the Earth’s surface gets blown, sliced, torn, swallowed and distributed all over the world. W…

Comets & Meteors poster

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May 16, 1998

Outer space is full of stuff. We’re not just talking about planets and moons. There are some bits and pieces, too small…

Storms poster

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May 23, 1998

Storms are big, loud, and often accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Where do these wild, dangerous, and necessar…

Measurement poster

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May 30, 1998

Did you know that the Concorde moves 300,000 times faster than a land snail? Or that a giant redwood can be as tall as …

Patterns poster

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June 6, 1998

Every time you look at something, hear something, touch something, smell something, or taste something, your brain coll…

Science of Music poster

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June 13, 1998

Music is the art and science of expressing ideas and feelings through sound. A sad song can say more about how someone …

Motion poster

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June 20, 1998

Things can appear to be moving, when they really aren’t. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest, even when it is …