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Biodiversity (1993)

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Join Bill Nye as he explores environments and ecosystems in a search of biodiversity.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
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00:23
Biodiversity

Plants (1995)

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Bill wants to plant some ideas in your head – about plants.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
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00:23
Plants

Farming (1997)

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It’s Old Mac Science Guy’s “Farming” show, E-I-E-I-O.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Farming

Digestion (1993)

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Take time to digest this show.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Digestion

Food Web (1994)

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Feeling a little hungry? Then grab a snack and watch Bill Nye the Science Guy’s episode on the Food Web.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Food Web

Nutrition (1995)

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Bill likes to be active, a lean, mean, nutrition machine. Find out about his eating habits in this episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Nutrition

My Lucky Day

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When a young pig knocks on a fox’s door, the fox thinks dinner has arrived, but the pig has other plans.

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Primary
Length: 
00:07
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My Pyramid: Choosing Nutritious Food and Healthy Activities (2007)

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What is Food? Drawing on prior knowledge our young nutritionist leads kids on an exploration of nutritious foods, healthy activities and appropriate serving sizes. They'll learn to classify and compare foods by nutritional value and food group. Students will prepare attractive examples of healthy meals and snacks and practice making healthy choices when eating out!

Grade Level: 
Primary
Length: 
00:21
My Pyramid: Choosing Nutritious Food and Healthy Activities

Food, Inc.: You'll Never Look at Dinner the Same Way Again (2008)

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Food, Inc. lifts the veil on the food industry, exposing how our food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Food, Inc. reveals surprising - and often shocking - truths about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a society.

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Middle
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Length: 
01:34
Food, Inc.: You'll Never Look at Dinner the Same Way Again

Global Eating: Learning From Other Cultures (2003)

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What can we learn from other cultures about food and nutrition? Some countries share our love for food yet manage to avoid our epidemic of obesity. How do they do it? By studying how other cultures eat, we can gain some useful (and tasty) ideas to adapt to our own needs.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:22
Global Eating: Learning From Other Cultures

What Should We Eat? The Vegetarian Debate (2003)

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This program challenges all eaters to make decisions about food. Should people eat lots of meat? Just a little? None at all? Are vegetarians on to something or just a fringe group afraid to eat a creature that looks cute? Is meat a key part of a healthy diet or does it contribute to cancer and heart disease? It’s easy to find extreme views on this subject, but what are the real issues?

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:23
What Should We Eat? The Vegetarian Debate

Food: A Multicultural Feast (1998)

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One result of increased global trade and travel is that we all have multi-cultural stomachs. This video examines the multi-cultural origins of many foods and unearths a few surprises. Viewers learn chili isn't Mexican, spaghetti and meatballs is uniquely American, chop suey doesn't exist in China, and sauerkraut was a Chinese invention.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Middle
High
Length: 
00:20
Food: A Multicultural Feast

The Colonial Kitchen: The Modern Kitchen of 1750 (2004)

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Travel back in time to Old Deerfield, Massachusetts circa 1750 to get a "kid's-eye" view of a colonial kitchen in New England. Learn about cooking techniques and gadgets from long ago. Compare the similarities and differences of how people prepared the family meal in 1750 to now.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:12
The Colonial Kitchen: The Modern Kitchen of 1750

Super Size Me: An Educational Tool of Epic Portions (2004)

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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock unravels the American obesity epidemic by interviewing experts nationwide and by subjecting himself to a "McDonald's only" diet for thirty days straight.

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Middle
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Length: 
01:40
Super Size Me: An Educational Tool of Epic Portions

Bear Wants More

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After a long winter hibernation, Bear awakes to a new spring and a ravaging hunger! He just can’t seem to get enough to eat. Bear eats roots, clover, and fish, but he still wants more!

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Primary
Length: 
00:08
Bear Wants More

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