Renewable energy / Disney Educational Productions and Underwriters Laboratories present, produced by Disney Educational Productions ; director, Danny Kaplan.
Imprint
Itasca, IL : Disney Educational Productions, 2012.
Copies
Location
Call No.
Status
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen.
Language
Closed-captioned.
English or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles.
Performer
Host: Bill Nye.
Credits
Director of photography, Brian Pratt ; editor, Paul Alan Stone ; music and lyrics by John Scollon ; performed by Eric Von Steuben.
Note
Release date: Aug. 13, 2012.
Audience
Grade level: 4-8.
Summary
Bill Nye explores the science of renewable energy and demonstrates how to use science and technology to engineer a brighter tomorrow. Using his trademark blend of hands-on demos and humor, Bill explains Newton's First Law. Then, he's off to Renewable Energy Lab at UL to compare renewable and non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels, solar, wind, and hydroelectricity.
Note
Special features: Bill Nye's Safety Smart quiz, Educator's guides (PDF format) and weblinks, Who is UL?, Winderiffic, It's solartastic.