Science

Science (X) - Middle (X) - Weather (X)

Oceanography (Ocean Currents) (1994)

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Go with the flow of ocean currents with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:21
Oceanography (Ocean Currents)

Atmosphere (1994)

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Bill Nye the Science Guy’s “Atmosphere” episode is a breath of fresh air.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Atmosphere

Climates (1995)

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Bill Nye’s storming in to tell you all about climates.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Climates

Storms (1998)

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Bill’s grabbing his galoshes and his slicker to weather the “Storms” episode.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Storms

Probability (1996)

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The “Probability” episode is a sure bet.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Probability

Wind (1994)

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Some answers, my friend, do in fact, blow in the wind.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Wind

Earth's Ecology (2005)

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Oceans provide habitats for millions of marine species and cover more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Segments detail seafloor maps, the role of water in our planet's life cycles, three states of matter, and the crucial balance among all life-forms.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:24
Earth's Ecology

Hunt for the Supertwister: Chasing Nature's Most Powerful Tornadoes (2004)

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Little on this earth can withstand the violent fury of an F5 tornado. A churning vortex with winds over 300 miles an hour, these tornadoes create immense swaths of death and destruction in a matter of seconds. But today, experts are exploring the supertwister's complex inner working in bold new ways in the hopes of one day being able to accurately predict the occurrences of tornadoes.

Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
01:00
Hunt for the Supertwister: Chasing Nature's Most Powerful Tornadoes

How Does a Hurricane Form?

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Weather Adventures on Nasa.gov

How Does a Hurricane Form?

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Weather Adventures on Nasa.gov

When the Sky Breaks: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and the Worst Weather in the World

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Simon Winchester is an avid weather watcher. He’s scanned the skies in Oklahoma, waiting for the ominous “finger” of a tornado to touch the Earth. He’s hunkered down in Hong Kong when typhoon warning signals went up. He’s visited the world’s hottest and wettest places, reported on fierce whirlpools, and sailed around South Africa looking for freak winds and waves.

He knows about the worst weather in the world.

Lexile: 
1180L
When the Sky Breaks: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and the Worst Weather in the World