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Bill Nye the Science Guy: The Moon

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Person speaking with a crescent moon visible in the daytime sky behind them. Caption: Sometimes you can see the moon during the daytime.

Bill Nye uses simple experiments to illustrate the moon's orbit of the earth, its phases, and its lunar and solar eclipses. Explains the moon's glow, its possible origin, and its gravity. Demonstrations clarify scientific facts and principles.

Media Details

Runtime: 23 minutes 20 seconds

Lesson Guide
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    Matt L. (Virginia Beach, VA)
    April 15th, 2015 at 07:59 AM

    Science rules and Bill Nye is king.

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    Michael L. (Neptune, NJ)
    March 27th, 2015 at 07:30 AM

    It was a great show and the students enjoyed it very much especially with the closed captions!

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