#1
S3E14
Spinning Things
Bill teaches why storms, balls and the Earth spin, but other things don't.
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#2
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Insects
Bill Nye's lecture focuses on all insects, but spiders and scorpions are arachnids.
#3
S5E19
Science of Music
#4
Space Exploration
S5E2
#5
Smell
S5E11
#6
Ocean Currents
S2E9
#7
Reptiles
S2E18
#8
Fish
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#9
Rivers and Streams
S4E1
#10
Earthquakes
S4E4
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Bill Nye's scientific lecture about our blood and circulatory system. He explains how valves, blood cells, and the circulatory system operate together to pump up in our hearts.
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The Moon
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#86
The Sun
S2E13
#85
Simple Machines
S1E10
#84
Food Web
S2E6
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