The walls of educational heaven are lined with photos of the best teachers: Miss Frizzle. Mr. Wizard. And Bill Nye, the Science Guy. Nye, who turns 57 years young today, taught children the basics of science on his popular television show. For me, his lessons often stuck more than those I learned in schools. Here, six things I learned from Bill Nye. (And, in case you, like me, can’t get the theme song out of your head, let’s get a little BILL! BILL! BILL! going!)
Atoms
Explaining how tiny atoms are with cheese!
Computers
How they work and what to do with them.
The Earth’s Crust
“Lava: It’s hot. It’s rock. But it doesn’t roll.”
Light and Color
The Bill Nye Prism of Science is education’s most powerful tool.
Chemical Reactions
Candace Cameron cameo!
Bouyancy
This episode is brought to you by: boats! Ha!
